self-determination
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self-determination
- /ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
- The ability or human right to make one's own decisions without interference from others
- The political independence of a people. 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.
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noun ability or right to make one's own decisions without interference from others
| हिन्दी | आत्मनिर्णय ātmanirṇay |
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noun political independence of a people
| Español | autodeterminación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자결권 jagyeolgwon |
| 中文 | 自決 /自决 zìjué |
| हिन्दी | स्वायत्तता svāyattatā, आत्मनिर्णय ātmanirṇay |
| Português | autodeterminação |
| Français | autodétermination |
| Deutsch | Selbstbestimmung |
| Italiano | autodeterminazione |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοδιάθεση aftodiáthesi |
| Română | autodeterminare |
| Русский | самоопределе́ние samoopredelénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tự quyết, quyền tự quyết |
| العربية | تَقْرِيرُ المَصِير taqrīru al-maṣīr |
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title = {self-determination},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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