independentism

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see also: Independentism

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Noun

independentism (uncountable)

1. Advocacy of independence (for example of a non-independent state).
   • 1967, Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen, The Theology of a South African Messiah, page 146 ↗:

     His emphasis on this aspect, which is a tragic contributory factor to independentism in South Africa, has established a blind spot in his analysis of the causes for the rise of the movement.

   • 1987, Alfredo López, Dona Licha's Island: Modern Colonialism in Puerto Rico, page 129 ↗:

     This projection has been the strategic underpinning of independentism since the early 1960s.

   • 2014, Jaime Lluch, Visions of Sovereignty, page 58 ↗:

     ERC’s new independentism put an end to its historic indefinition and ambiguity and was consolidated in 1989.

Related terms

• independentist
• independence

Translations

• French: indépendantisme
• German: Unabhängigkeitsbestrebungen, Unabhängigkeitsbewegung
• Italian: indipendentismo
• Portuguese: independentismo
• Spanish: independentismo

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Independentism

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Proper noun

1. Independency
   • pre-1662, Bishop John Gauden

     In the Brownist system, each congregation is independent of every other; hence the origin of the terms Congregationalism and Independentism.

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