self-determination
noun
self-de·ter·mi·na·tion
ˌself-di-ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-shən 
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
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This offering enables marginalized professionals time to explore their self-determination journeys alongside a dedicated coach.
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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
But now, under the self-determination act, name and gender changes will be processed within three months of filing the self-disclosure form.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The novel is an inventive ode to self-determination and also a surrealistic vision of Black life as forged within the crucible of American history.
—The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
For executives like the Winklevoss twins, who run a crypto firm called Gemini, the appeal is at least partly ideological, a potential path to self-determination.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
In an earlier incident in Uganda, for example, Western condemnation of an anti-gay bill in 2009 provoked a defiant reaction from the public, transforming a local policy issue into a symbol of national sovereignty and self-determination.
—Rochelle Terman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
It was destined to be not an interim vehicle toward self-determination as planned but a guardian of an unsustainable status quo.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
In a surrealist landscape with plenty of absurdist plotting, Bella and Peter are saved by love and self-determination in their own parables of discovery.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
The series explores the many contrasts between Japanese and Western cultures through Mariko and Blackthorne’s opposing personal philosophies: Noble suffering versus unfettered self-determination.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2024
Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
But now, under the self-determination act, name and gender changes will be processed within three months of filing the self-disclosure form.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The novel is an inventive ode to self-determination and also a surrealistic vision of Black life as forged within the crucible of American history.
—The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
For executives like the Winklevoss twins, who run a crypto firm called Gemini, the appeal is at least partly ideological, a potential path to self-determination.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
In an earlier incident in Uganda, for example, Western condemnation of an anti-gay bill in 2009 provoked a defiant reaction from the public, transforming a local policy issue into a symbol of national sovereignty and self-determination.
—Rochelle Terman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
It was destined to be not an interim vehicle toward self-determination as planned but a guardian of an unsustainable status quo.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
In a surrealist landscape with plenty of absurdist plotting, Bella and Peter are saved by love and self-determination in their own parables of discovery.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
The series explores the many contrasts between Japanese and Western cultures through Mariko and Blackthorne’s opposing personal philosophies: Noble suffering versus unfettered self-determination.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Self-determination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-determination. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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