self-determination
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4.3
- noun
- /ˌsɛlf dɪˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪʃən/
- Formal
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autodeterminación
- Within social work, this principle is supported by the standard of self-determination.
- right to self-determination
- principle of self-determination
- exercise self-determination
For the second time in just four decades, the Ukrainians dreaming of self determination have been defeated.
- For the second time in just four decades, the Ukrainians dreaming of self determination have been defeated.
- It was a daunting prospect, a violation of my right to self determination.
- You are capable of self determination.
- So there's too little in the way of self determination, forward movement, empowerment, agency, right?
- And it's about really the self determination of, of women that they, women make their own decisions.
- And you can also help people have more self determination without going into the excesses of communism.
- And it has promoted the principles of sovereignty and self determination, even through the Cold War and its aftermath.
- And I do little actions to try and live our self determination already.
- Which brings us to this last issue of self access and self determination.
Examples
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We fight for the principle of self-determination for the people of South Vietnam to be able to choose their own course choose it in free elections without violence without terror and without fear.
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Israel has maintained its independence and self-determination through its ability to defend itself.
Academic text (2011) -
And it's about really the self determination of, of women that they, women make their own decisions.
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First, social workers should be public in their support for patient self-determination.
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Will he prove me wrong by enshrining self determination in his Bill of Rights?
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We all believe in the self-determination clause of the 14 points.
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Significantly, no mention of the principle of self-determination appeared in that covenant.
Academic text (1990) -
The indigenous nations wanted self-determination, territorial autonomy, and control of the resource base.
Academic text (1990) -
U.S. policymakers reiterated the country's commitment to self-determination in a variety of different contexts.
Academic text (1990) -
Only by becoming free from the British Empire can Ireland achieve full self-determination to govern itself.
Synonyms
608
3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
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8.0
A country's right to govern itself without outside control
28
5.7
Freedom to make your own decisions and act independently
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4.3
A group or region that makes and follows its own rules without outside control
8
5.8
Government by a country's own people instead of by a foreign power
1
6.7
The right of local governments to make some decisions without the national government, like education and health
Freedom from control by other people or groups
Antonyms
How Independent
127
8.0
608
3.0
- Formal
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4.3
28
5.7
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3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-determination = self + determination (transparent) = self + determination
The meaning is directly compositional: 'self' + 'determination' conveys determining by oneself or a group's own decision-making.
Etymology
Self-determination comes from self meaning 'by yourself' and determine meaning 'to decide'. So, self-determination is the right or ability of a person, group, or nation to decide their own future without outside control.