declaration of independence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdeclarationandindependence
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declaration
noun[C]
uk/ˌdek.ləˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdek.ləˈreɪ.ʃən/
an announcement, often one that is written ...
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independence
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/us/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/
freedom from being governed or ruled by ...
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(Definition ofdeclarationandindependencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There was an illegaldeclarationofindependence.
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Nor will it be practicable to undo thedeclarationofindependence.
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We found that the churches as a whole, business interests generally and some national and local leaders were opposed to an illegaldeclarationofindependence.
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It fulfilled a valuable function in the period immediately following the illegaldeclarationofindependence.
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This problem can easily be observed in one book written in 1992, just after thedeclarationofindependence.
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There is no such thing as a private discovery, just as there is no such thing as a private statute or a privatedeclarationofindependence.
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We could make a unilateraldeclarationofindependenceat any time of our choosing.
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Oppression did not begin with the unilateraldeclarationofindependence.
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Since the illegaldeclarationofindependence, representations have been made to numerous countries about all manner of goods.
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There has been a mistaken impression that the economic measures taken after the unilateraldeclarationofindependencewere ineffective.
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The mere illegaldeclarationofindependencewas an extreme.
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Thirty-nine public servants, who have left their posts as a result of the illegaldeclarationofindependence, have so far come to our notice.
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Two weeks after the illegaldeclarationofindependence, there were 47 people under detention and 276 in restriction.
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This is a problem, like so many others, which, regrettably, stems from the unilateraldeclarationofindependence.
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I am not talking now of the illegality of the unilateraldeclarationofindependence—that is beyond doubt—but of the other arguments that are used.
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Of course before the unilateraldeclarationofindependencethis circumstance would have given rise to no difficulty.
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A good deal of emotion was created at the time of the imposition of sanctions, at the time of the unilateraldeclarationofindependence.
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I think, with the benefit of hindsight, that it might have been done immediately after the illegaldeclarationofindependence.
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The argument about a unilateraldeclarationofindependenceand home rule is nonsense.
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It was quite clear that the illegaldeclarationofindependencewould not be a success.
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Therefore, waggish claims of unilateraldeclarationofindependencefor towns and villages would not survive cursory inspection.
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We have made it clear that a unilateraldeclarationofindependencewould be an unconstitutional act.
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A unilateraldeclarationofindependencewould certainly destroy the currently good prospects for the peace process.
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I can assure him that this position has in no way been affected by the illegaldeclarationofindependence.
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