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self-determined

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self-de⋅ter⋅mi⋅na⋅tion

  [self-di-tur-muh-ney-shuhn, self-]
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–noun
1. determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.
2. freedom to live as one chooses, or to act or decide without consulting another or others.
3. the determining by the people of the form their government shall have, without reference to the wishes of any other nation, esp. by people of a territory or former colony.
Origin:
1670–80; 1915–20 for def. 3

Related forms:
self-de⋅ter⋅mined, adjective
self-de⋅ter⋅min⋅ing, adjective
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self-de·ter·mi·na·tion   (sělf'dĭ-tûr'mə-nā'shən)
n.  

  1. Determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion; free will.

  2. Freedom of the people of a given area to determine their own political status; independence.

self'-de·ter'mined (-tûr'mĭnd) adj., self'-de·ter'min·ing (-tûr'mĭ-nĭng) adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

self-determination 
1683, "determination of mind," from self + determination. Political sense is attested from 1911, popularized by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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