self-determination
Example Sentences
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He issued a declaration of return after setting foot on the territory, claiming his "right of self-determination".
From BBC
“They are at the crossroads, self-determination versus safety. When can you cross the line and take over?” she says.
He said any talks must take place "from a position of equals, with respect for our sovereignty, our independence and our self-determination" and without "interference in our internal affairs."
From Barron's
Ironically it was Greenland’s first experience under U.S. control during World War II that supercharged their claim to self-determination.
Fifty years of lip service to self-determination for Greenland doesn’t add up, if it ever did.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.