autonomists
/ɔˈtɑnəmɪsts/
noun
- People who support or advocate for political or social autonomy, especially for a region or group to govern itself.
- The autonomists argued that the region should have the right to make its own laws.
- Many autonomists believe that local communities can manage their affairs better than a distant capital.
- A group of autonomists gathered to protest the central government's control.