1849  The Annexationists of Montreal . . . have now to set forth the reasons for our separation from the British Empire.
1916  And while in Canada there might be as yet few annexationists, the tendency of a vast and intimate trade north and south would be to make many.
1958  To the appeal of the annexationists for union with the United States . . . the movement for responsible government counterposed the idea of joining the Canadian Confederation, which even then was being shaped in London.