self-determination
Pronunciations
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/ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/
Noun
The ability or human right to make one's own decisions without interference from others
Usage- Uncountable
The political independence of a people.
Usage- Uncountable
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has categorically ruled out any new negotiations saying the future of the Falklands can only be decided by the islanders themselves in accordance with the UN principle of self-determination.
The collective right of a people to determine its own destiny in the international order, to choose its own political status and to determine its own form of economic, cultural and social development.
Usage- Uncountable
Noun
government of a political unit by its own people
- Synonyms
determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion
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