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independentist

American  
[in-di-pend-uhnt-ist] / ˌɪn dɪˈpɛnd ənt ɪst /

adjective

  1. supporting, advocating, or agitating for the independence of a nation from the power currently governing it.

noun

plural

independentists

  1. a person who supports, advocates, or agitates for the independence of a nation or region from the power currently governing it.

Other Word Forms

  • independentism noun

Example Sentences

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“I’ve never been interested in independentist or nationalistic positions that say, ‘We want to live in isolation and we want to be separate from the others,’ ” she said.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 6, 2018

Jesus is an independentist Basque, a bit left of centre, living in NW Spain: poor Greeks; we should do everything we can to help them.

From Economist • May 15, 2012

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