Self-determination is the right of a country to be independent, instead of being controlled by a foreign country, and to choose its own form of government.
Synonyms: independence, freedom, autonomy, liberty More Synonyms of self-determination
self-determination in British English
noun
1.
the power or ability to make a decision for oneself without influence from outside
2.
the right of a nation or people to determine its own form of government without influence from outside
Derived forms
self-determined (ˌself-deˈtermined)
adjective
self-determining (ˌself-deˈtermining)
adjective
self-determination in American English
(ˈsɛlfdɪˌtɜrməˈneɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act or power of making up one's own mind about what to think or do, without outside influence or compulsion
2.
the right of a people to decide upon its own political status or form of government, without outside influence
Derived forms
self-determined (ˈself-deˈtermined)
adjective
self-determining (ˈself-deˈtermining)
adjective
Examples of 'self-determination' in a sentence
self-determination
They died for the right of a group of people to self-determination.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Your right to self-determination is the cornerstone of our policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We respect this human right to self-determination.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Cutting a particularly dull class or going to the beach with friends on an especially beautiful spring day restores their sense of freedom and self-determination.
Steinberg, Laurence & Levine, Ann You and Your Adolescent: A Parents' Guide for Ages 10 to 20 (1990)
Isn't that what national self-determination is about?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The West saw the issue in simple terms of democracy and self-determination.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
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self-determination
British English: self-determination NOUN
Self-determination is the right of a country to be independent, instead of being controlled by a foreign country, and to choose its own form of government.