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self-determination

Self determination is defined as the personal decision to do something or think a certain way.

(noun)

An example of self determination is making the decision to run a marathon without asking anyone's opinion.

See self-determination in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or power of making up one's own mind about what to think or do, without outside influence or compulsion
the right of a people to decide upon its own political status or form of government, without outside influence

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See self-determination in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion; free will.
Freedom of the people of a given area to determine their own political status; independence.

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