autonomism
[ aw-ton-uh-miz-uhm ]
/ ɔˈtɒn əˌmɪz əm /
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noun
the belief in or a movement toward autonomy.
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Origin of autonomism
First recorded in 1870–75; autonom(y) + -ism
OTHER WORDS FROM autonomism
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Example sentences from the Web for autonomism
The doctrine of "National-Cultural Autonomism" was crystallized in definite slogans.