The faked photograph of his teenage son was by a group supporting Scottish independence.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Something similar occurred to me during the referendum on Scottish independence two years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We do not fight for selfish interests but to safeguard the independence of peoples, of right and humanity.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Played prominent role in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He left such indignities behind when the country gained independence in 1980, butthere were new challenges.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It came as a new poll showed 51 per cent of Scots do not want a second independence vote.
The Sun (2017)
I would support Scottish independence.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I thought of that song often during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She knows that opinion surveys agree that a majority of Scots don't want another referendum soon and would vote no to independence if one were called.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The drive for full independence is still inching forward.
The Sun (2014)
These already enjoy considerable managerial and financial independence.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Our research suggests that many people see economic independence as necessary security for a partnership to flourish.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But so too should we aspire to personal and individual independence in this country.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Independence from government gives it the edge to work to broad objectives.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yet today the movement for independence there has dwindled to little more than background noise.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Spain has recovered the full independence of her sovereignty.
Paul Preston The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge
The loss of financial independence is another consideration.
French, Barbara Coping with Bulimia (1987)
It is a pretty large consensus that includes people of impeccable independence and academic standing.
The Sun (2016)
Local economies were to be strictly controlled and independence movements discouraged.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
Existing schemes will be honoured in full following independence.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But their need for independence means few people get really close.
The Sun (2014)
Since independence the government has been talking about a comprehensive land reform program but this has yet to be implemented.
Christianity Today (2000)
She began to experience financial independence.
Bethune, Helen Positive Parent Power (1991)
They both want the same thing from the Scottish independence referendum too.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
ISN'T it time England had the chance to vote for independence?
The Sun (2014)
They should respect our country 's independence.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The only accounts of the treaty suggested wrongly that it was favourable towards Scottish independence.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He played an important role in drafting laws for the country 's independence.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
That contradicts what the Government says about independence and getting people to live in their own homes.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The country had declared independence only two years before and the last Russian soldiers were still to leave.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To declare for independence would be to burn the last bridge, to become traitors in the eyes of the mother country.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
SECRET plans are being drawn up to fight a national crisis if Scotland votes for independence.
The Sun (2014)
Their general election performance, though impressive, was emphatically not a vote on independence.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Their amazing good luck has also seen the campaign for Scottish independence benefit to the tune of 3million.
The Sun (2014)
Quotations
A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycleGloria Steinem
It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude after our own; but the great man is he who, in the midst of the crowd, keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitudeRalph Waldo Emerson`Self-Reliance'
He travels the fastest who travels aloneRudyard KiplingThe Story of the Gadsbys
In other languages
independence
British English: independence /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns/ NOUN
A person's independence is their ability to do things without relying on other people.
He was afraid of losing his independence.
American English: independence
Arabic: إِسْتِقْلال
Brazilian Portuguese: independência
Chinese: 独立
Croatian: neovisnost
Czech: nezávislost
Danish: uafhængighed
Dutch: onafhankelijkheid
European Spanish: independencia
Finnish: itsenäisyys
French: indépendance
German: Unabhängigkeit
Greek: ανεξαρτησία
Italian: indipendenza
Japanese: 独立
Korean: 독립
Norwegian: uavhengighet
Polish: niezależność
European Portuguese: independência
Romanian: independență
Russian: независимость
Latin American Spanish: independencia
Swedish: självständighet
Thai: อิสรภาพ
Turkish: bağımsızlık
Ukrainian: незалежність
Vietnamese: sự độc lập
All related terms of 'independence'
grant independence
If a country has or gains independence , it has its own government and is not ruled by any other country.
Independence Day
A country's Independence Day is the day on which its people celebrate their independence from another country that ruled them in the past . In the United States , Independence Day is celebrated each year on 4th July .
Independence Hall
building in Philadelphia , Pa ., where the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed
seek independence
If a country has or gains independence , it has its own government and is not ruled by any other country.
editorial independence
Someone's independence is the fact that they do not rely on other people.
independence movement
A movement is a group of people who share the same beliefs, ideas, or aims .
judicial independence
Someone's independence is the fact that they do not rely on other people.
reject independence
If a country has or gains independence , it has its own government and is not ruled by any other country.
operational independence
Someone's independence is the fact that they do not rely on other people.
War of Independence
→ American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
the proclamation made by the second American Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which asserted the freedom and independence of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain
War of American Independence
the conflict following the revolt of the North American colonies against British rule, particularly on the issue of taxation . Hostilities began in 1775 when British and American forces clashed at Lexington and Concord . Articles of Confederation agreed in the Continental Congress in 1777 provided for a confederacy to be known as the United States of America. The war was effectively ended with the surrender of the British at Yorktown in 1781 and peace was signed at Paris in Sept 1783
Unilateral Declaration of Independence
a declaration of independence made by a dependent state without the assent of the protecting state
Chinese translation of 'independence'
independence
(ɪndɪˈpɛndns)
n(u)
独(獨)立 (dúlì)
to declare independence宣布独(獨)立 (xuānbù dúlì)
independence of mind/spirit思想/精神独(獨)立 (sīxiǎng/jīngshén dúlì)
1 (noun)
The country gained independence in 1962.
Synonyms
freedom
They want greater political freedom.
liberty
Such a system would be a blow to the liberty of the people.
autonomy
They stepped up their demands for local autonomy.
separation
sovereignty
self-determination
The principle of self-determination is sacred to us.
self-government
a campaign for more self-government
self-rule
self-sufficiency
self-reliance
home rule
autarchy
rangatiratanga (New Zealand)
Opposites
dependence
,
bondage
,
subordination
,
subjugation
,
subservience
,
subjection
2 (noun)
He was afraid of losing his independence.
Synonyms
self-sufficiency
self-reliance
People learned self-reliance because they had to.
self-sustenance
3 (noun)
He stressed the importance of the judge's independence.
Synonyms
neutrality
He had a reputation for political neutrality and impartiality.
detachment
her professional detachment
objectivity
The analyst must maintain an unusual degree of objectivity.
impartiality
a justice system lacking impartiality
fairness
concern about the fairness of the election campaign
disinterest
open-mindedness
even-handedness
disinterestedness
dispassion
nonpartisanship
lack of bias
Quotations
A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle [Gloria Steinem]It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude after our own; but the great man is he who, in the midst of the crowd, keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude [Ralph Waldo Emerson – `Self-Reliance']He travels the fastest who travels alone [Rudyard Kipling – The Story of the Gadsbys]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of autonomy
Definition
freedom to determine one's own actions and behaviour
They stepped up their demands for local autonomy.
Synonyms
independence,
freedom,
sovereignty,
self-determination,
self-government,
self-rule,
self-sufficiency,
home rule,
rangatiratanga (New Zealand)
in the sense of detachment
Definition
the state of not being personally involved in something