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self-determination
[ self-di-tur-muh-ney-shuhn, self- ]
noun
- determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.
- freedom to live as one chooses, or to act or decide without consulting another or others.
- the determining by the people of the form their government shall have, without reference to the wishes of any other nation, especially by people of a territory or former colony.
self-determination
noun
- the power or ability to make a decision for oneself without influence from outside
- the right of a nation or people to determine its own form of government without influence from outside
Derived Forms
- ˌ-ˈٱԱ, adjective
- ˌ-ˈٱԾԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- -·ٱmԱ adjective
- -·ٱm·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-determination1
Example Sentences
“The quirkiness and the self-determination and not being overregulated — all those things are the free spirit of what it means to be an Altadenan.”
Marriage might be the all-consuming obsession, but “Regency Girls” makes clear that self-determination is really what these adventurous young women are fighting for.
Rasmussen said Rubio had acknowledged Greenland's right to self-determination but added that Denmark would object to "any claims on Greenland", Reuters news agency reported.
The op-ed called for Tufts “to end its complicity with Israel insofar as it is oppressing the Palestinian people and denying their right to self-determination — a right guaranteed by international law.“
The OLA says it is fighting for the self-determination of Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, the Oromo.
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