self-determination

noun
/ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/

Etymology

From self- + determination.

  1. derived from dēterminātiō
  2. derived from determinacion
  3. inherited from determinacion
  4. prefixed as self-determination — “self + determination

Definitions

  1. The ability or human right to make one's own decisions without interference from others

  2. The political independence of a people

    • The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has categorically ruled out any new negotiations saying the future of the Falklands can only be decided by the islanders themselves in accordance with the UN principle of self-determination.
  3. self-determination of peoples

    self-determination of peoples: the collective right to determine its own destiny in the international order, to choose its own political status and to determine its own form of economic, cultural and social development, the right to establish a state

The neighborhood

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