Noun: self-determination 'self-di,tur-mu'ney-shun
- Determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion
"The referendum was an exercise in national self-determination"
- Government of a political unit by its own people
"The colony finally achieved self-determination after years of struggle";
- self-government, self-rule
Derived forms: self-determinations
Type of: autonomy, discretion, free will, liberty
Encyclopedia: Self-determination