independentism

See also: Independentism

English

Etymology

From independent +‎ -ism.

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

Translations

• Catalan: independentisme (ca) m
• Finnish: itsenäisyysliike
• French: indépendantisme (fr) m
• Galician: independentismo (gl) m
• German: Unabhängigkeitsbestrebungen (de) pl, Unabhängigkeitsbewegung (de) f
• Italian: indipendentismo (it) m
• Occitan: independentisme (oc) m
• Polish: independentyzm (pl) m
• Portuguese: independentismo m
• Spanish: independentismo m