self-determination
/ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.13 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The ability or human right to make one's own decisions without interference from others
Uncountable
noun
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.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English determination English self-determination From self- + determination.