| Main Entry: | self-government |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | freedom |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abandonment, ability, autonomy, bent*, carte blanche, compass, discretion, elbowroom, exemption, facility, flexibility, free rein, full play, full swing, immunity, independence, independency, indulgence, laissez faire, latitude, laxity, leeway, liberty, margin, opportunity, own accord, play, plenty of rope, power, prerogative, privilege, profligacy, rampancy, range, rein, right, rope, scope, sovereignty, sweep, swing, unrestraint |
| Main Entry: | autonomy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | independence |
Synonyms: |
freedom, liberty, self-determination, self-government, self-rule, sovereignty |
Antonyms: |
dependence |
| Main Entry: | discipline |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | regimen, training |
Synonyms: |
conduct, control, cultivation, curb, development, domestication, drill, drilling, education, exercise, inculcation, indoctrination, limitation, method, orderliness, practice, preparation, regulation, restraint, self-command, self-control, self-government, self-mastery, self-restraint, strictness, subordination, will, willpower |
Antonyms: |
chaos, confusion, disorder, disorganization, neglect, negligence, permissiveness |
| Main Entry: | freedom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | political independence |
Synonyms: |
abolition, abolitionism, autarchy, autonomy, citizenship, deliverance, delivery, democracy, discharge, disengagement, disimprisonment, emancipation, enfranchisement, exemption, extriction, franchise, home rule, immunity, impunity, liberation, liberty, manumission, parole, prerogative, privilege, probation, redemption, release, relief, representative government, rescue, salvage, salvation, self-determination, self-government, sovereignty |
Antonyms: |
communism, government, subjection, subordination, suppression |
| Main Entry: | independence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liberty, freedom |
Synonyms: |
ability, aptitude, autarchy, autonomy, home rule, license, qualification, self-determination, self-government, self-reliance, self-rule, self-sufficiency, separation, sovereignty |
Antonyms: |
dependence, subordination |
| Main Entry: | liberty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | freedom |
Synonyms: |
autarchy, authorization, autonomy, birthright, carte blanche, choice, convenience, decision, deliverance, delivery, dispensation, emancipation, enfranchisement, enlightenment, exemption, franchise, free speech, immunity, independence, leave, leisure, liberation, license, opportunity, permission, power of choice, prerogative, privilege, relaxation, release, rest, right, sanction, self-determination, self-government, sovereignty, suffrage, unconstraint |
Antonyms: |
arrest, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint |
| Main Entry: | restraint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | self-control |
Synonyms: |
abstemiousness, abstinence, caution, coercion, command, compulsion, confines, constraint, control, coolness, curtailment, economy, forbearance, grip, hindrance, hold, inhibition, limitation, moderation, prevention, repression, reserve, restriction, secretiveness, self-denial, self-discipline, self-government, self-possession, self-restraint, silence, suppression, unnaturalness, withholding |
Antonyms: |
agitation, arousal, wildness |
| Main Entry: | self-control |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | willpower over one's actions |
Synonyms: |
abstemiousness, aplomb, balance, constraint, dignity, discipline, discretion, poise, repression, reserve, restraint, reticence, self-constraint, self-discipline, self-government, sobriety, stability, stoicism, strength of character |
Antonyms: |
agitation, rashness |
| Main Entry: | willpower |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal determination |
Synonyms: |
discipline, drive, firmness, fixity, force, grit, resolution, resolve, self-control, self-discipline, self-government, self-restraint, single-mindedness, strength, will |
| Main Entry: | republic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | democracy |
Synonyms: |
commonwealth, constitutional government, democratic state, representative government, self-government |
| Notes: | a democracy is confined to a small spot while a republic is extended over a large region a republic is a state or nation where the supreme power lies with its citizens; a commonwealth is an allied group of republics |