Definition of Self-determination
Self-determination
self-de·ter·mi·na·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The right of a nation or people to decide their own government or form of governance.
e.g. The country fought for years to achieve self-determination from colonial rule.
(noun)
the process by which a territory determines its political status, for example its decision to become a country, and forms its own government and alliances;
e.g. She voted in favor of the region's self-determination so it could become an independent nation.
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