sovereignty
B1
the ability to live your life without being helped or influenced by other people: 自主，自立，独立
It's important that parents should allow their children some independence.父母让子女在一定程度上独立非常重要。
Britain conceded independence to India in 1948.
The country declared independence in 1952.
Mexico gained its independence from Spain in l821.
The country has been able to celebrate the return of its independence so brutally snuffed out in 1940.该国于1940年被无情地剥夺了独立地位，如今终于可以庆祝自己重获独立。
They were the only country to argue for even token recognition of the Baltic states' independence.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Colonization & self-government
acknowledgement of country
annex
annexation
anti-colonial
anti-colonialism
colony
commonwealth
condominium
crown colony
declare independence
imperially
Independence Day
intercolonial
land acknowledgment
Nat
secede
secession
self-determination
self-governing
self-government

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Freedom to act

independence | Business English

independence
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/us
POLITICS
freedom to make laws or decisions without being governed or controlled by another country, organization, etc.:
gain/win/declare independenceThe country gained its independence in 1991.
grant/give/guarantee independenceThe new government will break up state-owned monopolies and guarantee the central bank's independence.
independence from sth/sbThe island won independence from France in 1960.
economic/political/professional independence
The constitution ensures the independence of the judiciary.
the state of wanting or being able to do things for yourself and make your own decisions, without help or influence from other people:
As a manager he is known for his independence of mind.
financial/personal independence

Examples of independence

independence
They did not expect to be rich but to have a modest living-standard, so that they could maintain a certain degree of independence.
Promoting well-being and independence for people with dementia.
Whether lifts were from family or friends, they challenged the sense of independence.
What they are mainly concerned about in their own case is losing physical and mental health and thus independence.
Historically, the climax of independence and partition had overrun these trends in provincial politics.
In other words, it was not enough to sign a convention before granting independence.
The reservation dispute became an expression of the social, economic and political dynamics that developed in the city since independence.
A crucial aspect of individual learning is independence.
Yielding to social influence was tantamount to violating behavioral norms of independence and empathy.
Accordingly, this mapping is logically posterior to the existence, number, and independence of physical referents.
Improvements in the design productions become challenging because of the independence and the division of design information in different fields.
The first part of the book - nine short chapters - covers the war of independence, 1954-62.
They were only partially successful ; independence was not the same as democracy.
The fact that she was the only woman who received a patent in 1801 demonstrates considerable independence.
In this paper, the approaches taken by teachers to the development of student independence are considered, with special reference to the use of questions.
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auditor independence
The regular rotation of audit partners plays an important role in upholding auditor independence.
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