independentist
/ɪndəˈpɛndəntɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who favours independence (of a non-independent state).
Example Sentences
- "The independentists denounced dependency as colonial lackeyism"
- "Between 1939 and 1947 the independentists concerned themselves primarily with the welfare of the Polish majority."
- "Although a classification of terrorism activities can vary, the most active terrorist groups in those years can be divided into extremist and separatist / independentist movements."
- "Most were inclined to identify strongly with Québec, but they were less monolithic than the independentists in their self-identification, given that some were willing to express a dual identity."
Etymology
From independent + -ist.