independentism

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noun

Advocacy of independence (for example of a non-independent state).

“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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Meanings

independentism1

nounindependentism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAdvocacy of independence (for example of a non-independent state).

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

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

    1967, Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen, The Theology of a South African Messiah, page 146

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

    2014, Jaime Lluch, Visions of Sovereignty, page 58

Independentism2

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.

Origin

independentism · noun

From independent + -ism.

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Independentism · proper noun

From independent + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan independentisme
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Finnish itsenäisyysliike
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French indépendantisme
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German Unabhängigkeitsbestrebungen, Unabhängigkeitsbewegung
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Italian indipendentismo
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Polish independentyzm
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Portuguese independentismo
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Spanish independentismo
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Swedish självständighetssträvan
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Cite this entry
APA

independentism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/independentism

MLA

“independentism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/independentism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “independentism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/independentism.

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