Collocations for independence - noun

considerable, great | complete, full, total | relative
The council''s relative independence of the government means it can negotiate its own agreements.

nominal | genuine, real, true | de facto
Aquitaine''s de facto independence from the king of France

continued/continuing, growing | hard-won | local, national | academic, economic, editorial, financial, judicial, personal, political, professional

degree, measure

have
Young people have more independence these days.

lack | enjoy, value
I value my independence too much to get married.

display, show
She displayed independence of judgement in choosing a career quite different from that of her parents.

assert
Edward III tried to assert his independence of the regime at court.

achieve, gain, win
Mexico achieved independence from Spain in 1821.

bring (about)
the need to bring independence to the country a colonial crisis which brought about independence

declare, proclaim | ensure, maintain, preserve, retain, sustain
The army is committed to ensuring the independence of the country.

give up, lose
She doesn''t want to lose her hard-won independence.

regain, restore | encourage, promote
Parents should encourage independence in their children.

undermine
Economic aid tends to undermine the national independence of third world countries.

seek | call for, demand | vote for | give sb/sth, grant sb/sth | recognize
They have agreed to recognize the breakaway republic''s independence.

come
Independence came to the British colonial territories in Africa in the late fifties and early sixties.

day | celebrations | movement | struggle

at ~
Namibia became a full member of the UN at independence.

~ from
independence from Spain

~ of
the church''s independence of the state independence of mind

a declaration of independence, a lack of independence, the loss of independence, a sign/symbol of independence
The car became a symbol of independence.

the struggle for independence, a war of independence
the American War of Independence