national liberation movement
nounUK /ˈnæʃənəl ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən ˈmuːvmənt/
US /ˈnæʃənəl ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən ˈmuːvmənt/
A group of people who work together to free their country from another country's control.
The national liberation movement fought for years to win independence for their homeland.
SYNONYMS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An organized political and military campaign by a colonized people to end foreign rule.
Historians studied the national liberation movement that swept across the region in the 1950s.
3. A coalition of groups united by the goal of freeing their nation from oppression.
The national liberation movement included students, workers, and farmers.
4. The broader struggle of a people to gain political freedom and national identity.
Songs of the national liberation movement became anthems of hope.