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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
Other 51Թ Forms
- self-determined adjective
- self-determining adjective
- ˌ-ˈٱԱ adjective
- ˌ-ˈٱԾԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of self-determination1
Example Sentences
The joint communique reaffirmed both sides' respect for "the non-use of force for the settlement of conflicts and their support for the principle of respect for self-determination".
On Monday, the group of legal experts said in a detailed 36-page letter that Israel's May offensive was "a grave violation" of international law, and also violated the Palestinian people's legal right to self-determination.
Johnson was just an innocent by-stander, caught up in an increasingly brutal fight for self-determination and the government's desperate attempts to stamp out the uprising.
From 1948 onwards, he says, the Palestinians had a critical diplomatic disadvantage in the US, with their claim to national self-determination sidelined in an unequal contest.
The UN has argued blocking Unrwa amounts to a violation of the Palestinians inalienable right to self-determination.
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