1
as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
the United States officially recognizes 18 as the age at which someone is entitled to self-determination
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as in autonomy
the state of being free from the control or power of another
rebels fighting for the territory's self-determination
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Recent Examples of self-determination
This set him on a collision course with Zionism, the belief in Jewish self-determination in the Jewish people’s ancestral homeland.
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Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Regardless of the outcome, the revocation is a significant rebuke to states’ self-determination and, more specifically, any state hoping to push the nation to quickly abandon fossil fuels in favor of electrification for vehicles.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
Their early investments and regulatory innovations could help shape the national cannabis economy while continuing the longstanding tribal tradition of economic resilience and self-determination.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
Palestinians must be allowed their fundamental right to self-determination.
—Daoud Kuttab, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Regardless of the outcome, the revocation is a significant rebuke to states’ self-determination and, more specifically, any state hoping to push the nation to quickly abandon fossil fuels in favor of electrification for vehicles.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
Their early investments and regulatory innovations could help shape the national cannabis economy while continuing the longstanding tribal tradition of economic resilience and self-determination.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
Palestinians must be allowed their fundamental right to self-determination.
—Daoud Kuttab, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-determination
Noun
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While LLMs are certainly here to stay, and are likely to be further incorporated into our lives, the researchers hope their study can help users make better choices, switching between models depending on the task at hand.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 June 2025
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The summer of 2024 solidified Love Island USA as a top reality-TV choice for households across the country, and 2025 is proving to be a repeat success.—
Clarissa Brooks,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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Acknowledging employee efforts and offering more autonomy.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Yet polls show that most of the 23 million people who live in Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, favor the status quo of autonomy.—
Ann Scott Tyson,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 June 2025
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Smart investors are watching for clues: insider buying, activist stake-building, tighter segment disclosure, JV chatter, and the sudden alignment of political and industrial interests around domestic chip sovereignty.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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With the Self-Government Act of 2009, Greenlanders became a separate people under international law, acquiring internal autonomy under Danish sovereignty.—
Morten Høi Jensen,
The Dial,
19 June 2025
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South Sudan endured a bloody years-long civil war shortly after gaining independence in 2011, and the United Nations warns violence has escalated in recent months.—
June 23,
CBS News,
23 June 2025
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Ada’s arc has been one of growing independence in baby steps: getting married, having the means to stand up to her sister.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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Now 71, the numbers marching for his freedom have dwindled without the urgency of imminent execution dates.—
Dave Zirin,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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The freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution — freedom of speech, freedom from want and fear, freedom of worship, freedom to vote — are under attack.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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“Self-determination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-determination. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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