regional independence
- noun
:
independencia regional
- This comes at a time when movements for regional independence are bubbling up in Belgium, Spain, and probably other places in Europe as well.
Examples
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There seems to have been a collective knee-jerk aversion to taking a second look at something that at first glance portends a backslide in Bolivian and indeed regional independence.
Academic text (2012) -
The discussion about regional independence centers around the desire for self-determination and local governance.
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The success of Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution, followed similarly in Bolivia and Ecuador, has again raised the banner of socialism and regional independence, but this time through electoral means.
Academic text (2012) -
The movement for regional independence gained momentum as citizens demanded more control over local resources.
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Several groups have advocated for regional independence, seeking the freedom to govern their own affairs without interference.
Synonyms
608
3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
53
6.7
The right of a region or group to run its own government
8
5.8
Government by a country's own people instead of by a foreign power
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6.7
The right of local governments to make some decisions without the national government, like education and health
Freedom from control by other people or groups
Antonyms
How Independent
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8.3
12
4.3
1
6.7
- Formal
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6.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a region having political autonomy' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'regional' (belonging to a region) with 'independence' (state of being free from control). This noun phrase follows standard compositional patterns and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily understand it.
Etymology
Regional independence paints a simple picture: a regional part of a country choosing independence, like a family member moving out of a big house to run their own life. So it means that part wants 'self-government' and to be separate from the central government.