23
independent(adjective, policy, politics, autonomous)
21
autonomous(adjective, policy, politics)
19
self-determined(adjective, policy, politics)
19
self-sufficient(adjective, policy, politics)
17
self-legislation(adjective, policy, politics)
17
self-legislative(adjective, policy, politics)
17
self-ruled(adjective, policy, politics)
17
self-supporting(adjective, policy, politics)
17
self-sustained(adjective, policy, politics)
8
sovereign(adjective, effective, dominant)
5
neutral
4
separate
3
anti-multicultural
3
antimulticultural
3
apartheidlike
3
chauvinistic
3
colonial
3
colonised
3
discriminating
3
divided
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