self-characterization
noun
self-char·ac·ter·i·za·tion
ˌself-ˌker-ik-t(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən 
-ˌka-rik-
plural self-characterizations
: the act of describing one's own character or qualities : a characterization of oneself
her self-characterization as a sci-fi geek
[David] Adler relies on what citizens say about their own ideology. … But do these self-characterizations represent how moderate or radical they are?—
Matthijs Rooduijn
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The lawsuit disputes their self-characterizations as businessmen.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
Despite his self-characterization as a progressive fending off nationalists, the French president has done nothing to embrace the Biden administration’s democracy agenda.
—Celia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2022
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
Despite his self-characterization as a progressive fending off nationalists, the French president has done nothing to embrace the Biden administration’s democracy agenda.
—Celia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2022
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“Self-characterization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-characterization. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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