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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
- ˌself-deˈtermined, adjective
- ˌself-deˈtermining, adjective
Other Words From
- self-de·termined adjective
- self-de·termin·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-determination1
Example Sentences
So where does this leave the millions of Palestinians—like my relatives—who dream of self-determination and a sovereign state?
“A referendum on self-determination is necessary to reset the relationship between Catalonia and Spain,” according to the site.
Many outsiders indeed strongly supported the right of self-determination for South Sudanese.
I am a citizen of two countries that attained their independence through hard-won fights for self-determination.
The Palestinians have to “earn” the right to self determination.
On the contrary, we sit in the seat of self-determination as a highly trained and skillful engineer.
Economic self-determination was as essential to the individual as political equality.
No room was allowed for human self-determination to anyone but the first man.
They strove for the 'self-determination of peoples' but find that it was for some people, but not all.
This was defended in the of self-determination and by pointing out parallels of Transylvania and other provinces.
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