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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈself-de•ter•miˈna•tion, n. [uncountable]- freedom to live as one chooses without consulting others.
- Governmentfreedom of a people to determine the way in which they will be governed.
self--de•ter•mined, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024self-de•ter•mi•na•tion (self′di tûr′mə nā′shən, self′-),USA pronunciation n. - determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.
- freedom to live as one chooses, or to act or decide without consulting another or others.
- Governmentthe determining by the people of the form their government shall have, without reference to the wishes of any other nation, esp. by people of a territory or former colony.
- 1915–20 for def. 3 1670–80
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