self-rule
Independence from others
Self-rule is governance of a territory or group by its own people rather than by an outside authority.
The term appears most often in discussions of colonial independence or regional autonomy: The movement for self-rule gained momentum after the war.
Self-rule emphasizes internal control over political affairs without necessarily implying full sovereignty.
Ending imperial control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
republic · constitution · nonalignment · resistance · struggle · founding fathers · patriotism · anti-colonialism
Transferring power locally
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- localismPreference for nearby things
empowerment · grassroots · participatory · civic engagement · autonomous region · autarky · enfranchisement · local governance
Condition of being sovereign
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
dominion · mandate · sovereign · governance · legislation · ratification · parliament · assembly
Advocacy for political breakaway
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disunionState of being divided
fragmentation · disaffiliation · independence movement · autonomist · regionalism · secessionist
decolonization
Ending imperial control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
nationalism · republic · constitution · nonalignment · resistance · struggle · founding fathers · patriotism · anti-colonialism · national liberation
devolution
Transferring power locally
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
localism · empowerment · grassroots · participatory · civic engagement · autonomous region · autarky · enfranchisement · local governance · community control
statehood
Condition of being sovereign
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
authority · dominion · mandate · sovereign · governance · legislation · ratification · parliament · assembly · council
separatism
Advocacy for political breakaway
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- withdrawalAct of taking away
disunion · fragmentation · disaffiliation · independence movement · autonomist · regionalism · secessionist
- freedomfreedom of choice, freedom of will, free will, expression, speech
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
- Independence DaysFourth of July, Bastille Day, Canada Day, Independence Day, Liberation Day
- independence'autonomy, sovereignty, liberty, freedom
- self-sufficiencyoff-grid, homestead, homesteading, subsistence, autarky
self-rulecolonial rule
Foreign power's territorial dominion
foreign rule · foreign domination · colonialism · subjugation · imperialism
self-ruledependence
State of needing another
subjection · subordination · wardship · paternalism · powerlessness
self-ruletyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
dictatorship · autocracy · despotism · totalitarianism · monarchy
rule, self, ruler, ruling, selfless, self-esteem, selfhood, self-government, self-governing