self-determination
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.self–de·ter·mi·na·tion
noun \-di-ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-shən\Definition of SELF-DETERMINATION
1
: free choice of one's own acts or states without external compulsion
2
: determination by the people of a territorial unit of their own future political status
See First Known Use of SELF-DETERMINATION
circa 1670
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- Antonyms
- dependence (also dependance), heteronomy, subjection, unfreedom
self-determination
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Process by which a group of people, usually possessing a degree of political consciousness, form their own state and government. The idea evolved as a byproduct of nationalism. According to the UN charter, a people has the right to form itself into a state or to otherwise determine the form of its association with another state, and every state has the right to choose its own political, economic, social, and cultural systems. Moreover, the administering authorities of dependent territories are enjoined to ensure political advancement and the development of self-government in those territories.
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