nationalists
Homeland pride advocates
Nationalists are people who strongly identify with and advocate for their nation's interests, often prioritizing national sovereignty and cultural identity.
The term ranges from neutral description of independence movements Scottish nationalists to pejorative label for xenophobic politics white nationalists.
Context usually signals whether the speaker views nationalism as patriotic or dangerous.
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- compatriotsFellow citizens of homeland
countrymen · veterans · founding fathers · monuments · civic duty · citizenship · pledge · salute
Freedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
territory · borders · separatism · secession · decolonization · liberation · republic · constitution
Militant devotion to group
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
militancy · radicalism · zealotry · supremacism · intolerance · demagoguery · propaganda · scapegoating
Inherited cultural legacy
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- cultureCollective social practices
- homelandOne's native land
roots · belonging · kinship · tradition · customs · folklore · language · nativism
Splitting into parts
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
- balkanizationDivision into hostile units
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
schism · rift · civil war · ethnic cleansing · insurgency · resistance · uprising · revolution
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
compatriots · countrymen · veterans · founding fathers · monuments · civic duty · citizenship · pledge · salute · martyrs
independence
Freedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
self-rule · territory · borders · separatism · secession · decolonization · liberation · republic · constitution · governance
chauvinism
Militant devotion to group
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
fanaticism · militancy · radicalism · zealotry · supremacism · intolerance · demagoguery · propaganda · scapegoating · purism
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- cultureCollective social practices
homeland · roots · belonging · kinship · tradition · customs · folklore · language · nativism · ethnocentrism
division
Splitting into parts
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
- balkanizationDivision into hostile units
fragmentation · schism · rift · civil war · ethnic cleansing · insurgency · resistance · uprising · revolution · occupation
- Political Factionsconservatives, Republicans, right wing, far right, hard right
- RisorgimentoGaribaldi, unification, Piedmont, House of Savoy, Magenta
- notablesleaders, celebrities, dignitary, rulers, VIPs
- resistanceresistance, defiance, resistance fighters, civil resistance, resist
- German PoliticsBundesrat, CSU, Nazi Party, Greens, federal republic
- Iberian HistorySpain, Portugal, Iberia, Castile, Aragon
nationalistsglobalists
Advocates for international integration
internationalists · cosmopolitans · multilateralists · Europhiles · universalists
nationalistscosmopolitans
Worldly, well-traveled people
universalists · multiculturalists · pluralists · assimilationists · humanists
nationalistscommunists
Collective ownership advocates
Marxists · anarchists · Trotskyists · antifascists · anti-imperialists
- Chinese nationalismPride in China's identity
- white nationalistsAdvocates for racial segregation
- nationalist movementPolitical drive for sovereignty
- white nationalismIdeology favoring Caucasian dominance
- German nationalismDevotion to unified Deutschland
- nationalist propagandaBiased promotion of national superiority
nationalism, nationalist, nationalistic, internationalist, internationalism, internationalists, transnationalism