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home rule collapse: self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

autonomy collapse: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence; personal independence

manifesto collapse: a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

position paper collapse: a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy

self-determination collapse: determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

annunciation collapse: (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ; a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

enunciation collapse: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

profession collapse: an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences); affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity"; an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"; the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"

avowal collapse: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

independence collapse: the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"; a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail; freedom from control or influence of another or others

affidavit collapse: written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath

individualism collapse: the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs; a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

confession collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution; a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party; a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century); a public declaration of your faith; an admission of misdeeds or faults

proclamation collapse: the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"

vouch collapse: give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"; summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title; give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"

spontaneity collapse: the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter"

saying collapse: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

declaration collapse: a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written); (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence"; a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties

disassociation collapse: the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife"

announcement collapse: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"; a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

assertion collapse: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

allegation collapse: statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove; (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"

predicate collapse: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements; (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"; affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"; make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

exclamation collapse: an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"; a loud complaint or protest or reproach

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