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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
That right to self-determination and to amend or make mistakes is absent in Iran.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Puerto Ricans must continue to demand their right to independence, decolonization, and self-determination, working tirelessly toward a free, democratic, and prosperous nation.
—Javier A Hernandez, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
The Underdog Effect is, at its core, a lesson in optimistic self-determination, and could be your greatest asset.
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—Gena Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Beginning in the spring of 2019, as many as a million of Hong Kong’s 7 million residents had turned out to support self-determination and oppose an unpopular extradition law – seen as part of an effort by Beijing to tighten its grip on the former British colony, which reverted to China in 1997.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Puerto Ricans must continue to demand their right to independence, decolonization, and self-determination, working tirelessly toward a free, democratic, and prosperous nation.
—Javier A Hernandez, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
The Underdog Effect is, at its core, a lesson in optimistic self-determination, and could be your greatest asset.
Follow me on LinkedIn.
—Gena Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Beginning in the spring of 2019, as many as a million of Hong Kong’s 7 million residents had turned out to support self-determination and oppose an unpopular extradition law – seen as part of an effort by Beijing to tighten its grip on the former British colony, which reverted to China in 1997.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-determination
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Those players will have a new option in their footwear choices.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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While the princess may be bang on trend, the choice of color here was also intentional: the palette also served as an homage to the Qatari flag.Daisy Jones, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
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Future versions are likely to have greater autonomy, a technology which advancing rapidly in Ukraine with new AI capabilities on small drones.David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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For parents, exercising autonomy can be even more challenging.Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Washington and Beijing have clashed over trade, human rights and the sovereignty of Taiwan and the South China Sea, sparking fears of open war between the superpowers.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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But in a way, President Assad has forfeited Syrian sovereignty in order to survive.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
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But neither Somalia nor any other state recognizes the territory’s independence.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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The country has faced a turbulent political history that saw authoritarian rule starting from its founding after gaining independence from Japanese colonialism all the way to the 1980s, according to Charles Kim, a professor of Korean studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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President Claudia Sheinbaum calls it a money-saving measure, arguing that the government can more efficiently handle functions like freedom of information requests, anti-monopoly enforcement and energy-market regulation.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Articles in the Global Times and South China Morning Post cite fears that the laws will affect freedom of navigation, and impact trade, especially by reducing the number of sea lanes currently in use.Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Self-determination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-determination. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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