anti-independence
Opposing national sovereignty
Anti-independence describes opposition to a region or group gaining political autonomy or self-governance.
The term appears most often in contexts where independence movements are active: anti-independence voters in Quebec, the anti-independence campaign ahead of the Scottish referendum.
It can also oppose independence more broadly—resisting a child's autonomy or an institution's separation from oversight.
Labor coalition supporter
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- integrationCombining into a whole
unification · consolidation · merger · amalgamation · cohesion · solidarity · alliance · coalition
Nation's primary governing body
- federal authorityNational government's legal control
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- homogenizationMaking things the same
bureaucracy · central control · national unity · uniform policy · central planning
Adherence to inherited customs
- monarchismAdvocacy for royal sovereignty
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- institutionalismEmphasis on formal structures
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
status quo · reactionary · continuity · stability · preservation · royalism · constitutionalism · centralism
Extending dominion over others
- colonizerOne who occupies foreign land
- subjugationForcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
- occupationOne's regular paid work
protectorate · foreign rule · hegemony · annexation · vassalage · satellite state · puppet state · subordination
Capacity to withstand force
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
unionist
Labor coalition supporter
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
integration · unification · consolidation · merger · amalgamation · cohesion · solidarity · alliance · coalition · bloc
central government
Nation's primary governing body
- federal authorityNational government's legal control
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
homogenization · bureaucracy · central control · national unity · uniform policy · central planning
traditionalism
Adherence to inherited customs
- monarchismAdvocacy for royal sovereignty
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- institutionalismEmphasis on formal structures
orthodoxy · status quo · reactionary · continuity · stability · preservation · royalism · constitutionalism · centralism · statism
imperialism
Extending dominion over others
- colonizerOne who occupies foreign land
- subjugationForcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
occupation · protectorate · foreign rule · hegemony · annexation · vassalage · satellite state · puppet state · subordination · suppression
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
anti-independenceseparatist
Advocate for breaking away
secessionist · independence · nationalist · autonomist · breakaway
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