as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
if the candidates all follow self-imposed campaign-spending limits, government oversight is unnecessary
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Recent Examples of self-imposed
The timeline and the stakes are all self-imposed.
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Kristen Arnett
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Michigan self-imposed a two-game suspension for Moore during the upcoming 2025-26 football season.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Similarly, Chestnut Carbon self-imposed a 2030 deadline to acquire and reforest 500,000 acres of natural land for its program.
—Xander Peters, Time, 30 July 2025
As Senate Republican leadership tries to settle disputes and get everybody on board, there is a lack of consensus as to when a vote will even happen - and a fast-approaching and self-imposed July 4 deadline that suggests everyone could be working this weekend.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Such is life in the era of luxury-tax penalties due to the second apron that the NBA has foolishly self-imposed on itself.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Many of the barriers to economic integration are self-imposed.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
Summary These 5 films reveal how limitations are self-imposed.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
This limit is self-imposed as regulations vary from country to country.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Kristen Arnett
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Michigan self-imposed a two-game suspension for Moore during the upcoming 2025-26 football season.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Similarly, Chestnut Carbon self-imposed a 2030 deadline to acquire and reforest 500,000 acres of natural land for its program.
—Xander Peters, Time, 30 July 2025
As Senate Republican leadership tries to settle disputes and get everybody on board, there is a lack of consensus as to when a vote will even happen - and a fast-approaching and self-imposed July 4 deadline that suggests everyone could be working this weekend.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Such is life in the era of luxury-tax penalties due to the second apron that the NBA has foolishly self-imposed on itself.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Many of the barriers to economic integration are self-imposed.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
Summary These 5 films reveal how limitations are self-imposed.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
This limit is self-imposed as regulations vary from country to country.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-imposed
Adjective
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This has for decades been underpinned by voluntary pricing agreements — voluntary in the sense that non-voluntary terms would have been worse — between the industry and the NHS.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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On August 22, Blue Bell Creameries announced a voluntary recall of its 64-ounce Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream due to the presence of undeclared nuts, which pose a risk to individuals with nut allergies.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2023
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That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.—
Susan Dunne,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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That's bad news for Arizonans hoping to catch a sight of the spacecraft soaring overheard, but those willing to make a trip to the launch site in the neighboring state will still be treated to an incredible view of the Falcon 9 blasting off from the ground.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bantin's post suggests the developer wasn't willing to compromise the port's quality by squeezing that content through the relatively narrow 400 MB/s bus of a physical Switch 2 card.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Self-imposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-imposed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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