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self-clas·si·fi·ca·tion | \ ˌself-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
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\ plural self-classifications
Definition of self-classification
: the act or process of identifying oneself as belonging to a particular class or category : the classifying of oneself
a voter's self-classification as Democratic or Republican
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The first known use of self-classification was in 1850
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