sovereigntism

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A form of sovereignism — A doctrine which supports acquiring or preserving the political independence of a nation, region or group, from external or higher-level entities (e.g. federalism or supranational unions like the UN) or from internal (e.g. ethnic or sexual minority) groups it considers subversive.

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Meanings

nounsovereigntism (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of sovereignism.

    Sovereigntism means a country doing what it wants to do within only the limits of what it can do. It means the end of self-restraint within a framework of mutual restraint.

    2025 February 4, Bret Stephens, “Is This the End of Pax Americana?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2025

Origin

From sovereignty + -ism.

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