self-classification

noun

self-clas·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌself-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

plural self-classifications

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-classification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization