1
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
In his wartime effort to delegitimize the Austro-Hungarian, German, and Ottoman Empires, however, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson pointed out that colonialism amounted to an oppressive boot on the neck of nations’ self-determination.
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Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
Ibsen saw an individual’s self-determination as a remedy for bourgeois hypocrisy, the first salvo of liberation.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Rethinking The Cost Of Success Acknowledging the cost of self-determination is not a dismissal of its value.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
However, the party's policy is for a more gradual process toward self-determination.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
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Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
Ibsen saw an individual’s self-determination as a remedy for bourgeois hypocrisy, the first salvo of liberation.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Rethinking The Cost Of Success Acknowledging the cost of self-determination is not a dismissal of its value.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
However, the party's policy is for a more gradual process toward self-determination.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-determination
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Sides included fries, chili and chili cheese fries, and there were four choices of housemade sauces.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Mar. 2025
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For those who want to stay cool in the summer and warm in the weather to get quality sleep, bamboo bedding from British brand Luff Sleep is a top choice.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Demand a framework that respects local control and family autonomy, not one dictating lessons from pre-K onward.—
Justin Kuk,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2025
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Yet, on some base levels, there seems to be an industry-wide consensus on the fact that unlike generative AI — which focuses on generating texts, images, videos, and audios at scale — AI agents are designed to take action, making decisions and executing tasks with increasing levels of autonomy.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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And at the heart of this loss of freedom is a fundamental misunderstanding—or even a deliberate abandonment—of what sovereignty really means in America.—
Nisha Whitehead,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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After all, Trump is not openly attacking British or French sovereignty.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Financial Disadvantages The finance sector's increasing reliance on AI for credit decisions has created new barriers for women seeking financial independence.—
Swati Tyagi,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, this isn’t the first time Roberts has spoken up to protect judicial independence.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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The route between Guangzhou, China and Bangkok in Thailand is known as a fifth freedom route, which is route operated by an airline that is not flying to or from its home country.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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My journey to shape-wear freedom was rather perilous.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Self-determination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-determination. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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