Parse the word: declaration.

de = not; away from.
clarat = make clear.
ion = suffix used to making nouns of state, however, whether it is nomenative or genitive is a quest that remains to be answered.

Parse the word Independence/ independance in = no.
de = not; away from.
pend = to hang/ weigh.
ence/ance = suffix to form abstract nouns of process or fact.

Synthesis:
not make clear of no-not-hanging.

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What does the word People really mean?