independentist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪndəˈpɛndəntɪst/
Etymology
From independent + -ist.
Meanings
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One who favours independence (of a non-independent state).
Although a classification of terrorism activities can vary, the most active terrorist groups in those years can be divided into extremist and separatist / independentist movements.
2013, Various, The Routledge Handbook of European Criminology, page 486:Between 1939 and 1947 the independentists concerned themselves primarily with the welfare of the Polish majority.
2004, Marek Jan Chodakiewicz, Between Nazis and Soviets: Occupation Politics in Poland, 1939-1947, page 182:The independentists denounced dependency as colonial lackeyism
1980, Migration Today, volumes 8-9:Most were inclined to identify strongly with Québec, but they were less monolithic than the independentists in their self-identification, given that some were willing to express a dual identity.
2014, Jaime Lluch, Visions of Sovereignty, page 106:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| independentists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
de Unabhängigkeitskämpferin (Translations) · de Unabhängigkeitskämpfer (Translations) · ca independentista (Translations) · scn nnipinnintista (Translations) · fr indépendantiste (Translations) · es independentista (Translations) · it indipendentista (Translations) · de Unabhängigkeitsbefürworter (Translations) · gl independentista (Translations) · pt independentista (Translations) · de Unabhängigkeitsbefürworterin (Translations)