localist
Neighborhood-first supporter here
A localist favors local over centralized authority, or prioritizes local businesses, food sources, and community ties over national or global alternatives.
The term appears in political contexts a localist approach to governance and economic ones localist movements supporting farmers' markets and independent shops.
As an adjective, localist describes such preferences: localist policies, localist philosophy.
One's place of origin
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- attachmentConnection or fondness
faithfulness · dedication · pride · rootedness · belonging · identity · heritage · native
Direct effort for reform
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
- collectiveJointly organized group
decentralization · autonomy · civic · engagement · cooperative · self-organization · empowerment · volunteerism
Regional administrative district
- stateCondition or mode
- cantonSmall territorial division
- countyLocal administrative division
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
shire · governorate · federalism · sovereignty · jurisdiction · demarcation · boundary · secession
hometown
One's place of origin
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
attachment · faithfulness · dedication · pride · rootedness · belonging · identity · heritage · native · homegrown
activism
Direct effort for reform
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
collective · decentralization · autonomy · civic · engagement · cooperative · self-organization · empowerment · volunteerism · solidarity
province
Regional administrative district
prefecture · shire · governorate · federalism · sovereignty · jurisdiction · demarcation · boundary · secession · separatism
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
settlement · borough · enclave · district · hamlet · parish · precinct · homestead · inhabitants · cohesion
activist
Vigorous cause champion
- proponentOne who advocates something
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- supporterOne who backs another
campaigner · defender · promoter · organizer · ally · endorser · booster · enthusiast · protester · lobbyist
localistglobalist
Advocate for worldwide integration
internationalist · cosmopolitan · universalist · multiculturalist · globetrotter
localistcentralist
Favors unified authority
federalist · statist · nationalist · integrationist · imperialist
- localized painDiscomfort in specific area
- localized infectionContained pathogenic invasion
- localized treatmentIntervention at affected area
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