patriotic movements

Country-loyalty crusades

Patriotic movements are organized efforts motivated by love of country or national identity.

They range from independence campaigns seeking self-governance to cultural revivals preserving national traditions.

The term carries different weight depending on perspective—one group's patriotic movement may be another's nationalism or separatism: The patriotic movement gained momentum as elections approached.

Related

flag · pledge of allegiance · national pride · reform · liberation · defense · self-determination · anti-imperialism · march · language revival · community building · sovereignty · constitution · folklore · war memorial · civic duty · volunteerism · indigenous art

Opposites
national allegiance

patriotic movementsinternationalism

Favoring cooperation among nations

cosmopolitanism · globalism · supranationalism · universalism

loyalty orientation

patriotic movementsseparatist movements

Efforts to split from states

fifth column · defeatism

political scope

patriotic movementshuman rights movements

Organized advocacy for fundamental freedoms

environmental movements · Doctors Without Borders · Amnesty International

Family

patriotic, patriot, patriots, patriotism, patriotically, patria, expatriate, expatriates, repatriate

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