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
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.
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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
The jam Williams found himself in was self-imposed, as the righty added a walk and a hit-by-pitch to the automatic runner on second.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
The press is still free; its only limitations are self-imposed.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Most ethical and safety checks in the industry at large are self-imposed.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
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
The jam Williams found himself in was self-imposed, as the righty added a walk and a hit-by-pitch to the automatic runner on second.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
The press is still free; its only limitations are self-imposed.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Most ethical and safety checks in the industry at large are self-imposed.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-imposed
Adjective
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In recent days, the U.S. began pulling some diplomats from Iraq’s capital and offering voluntary evacuations for the families of U.S. troops in the wider Middle East.—
Christopher Bodeen,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Four trans service members who are now in the process of separating said nothing about their decisions feels voluntary at all.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
19 June 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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Furthermore, success stories will only emerge from firms willing to rethink workflows from the ground up.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Denverites willing to brave the heat and visit the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance this summer may be able to sneak a peek at a new baby sloth snoozing and snuggling in the treetops of the Tropical Discovery exhibit.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 June 2025
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“Self-imposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-imposed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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