| NOUN | state | self-determination, self-government, self-rule | government of a political unit by its own people |
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| attribute | self-determination | determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion |
| Sounds | seh'lfdihter.mahney'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | government of a political unit by its own people. | |
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| Synonyms | self-government, self-rule | |
| Narrower | home rule | self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government |
| local option | freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction | |
| sovereignty | government free from external control | |
| Broader | autonomy, liberty | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority |
| Spanish | autodeterminación, autogobierno, derecho de autodeterminación | |
| Catalan | autodeterminació, autogovern | |
| Meaning | Determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion. | |
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| Broader | free will, discretion | The power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies |
| Spanish | autodeterminación | |
| Catalan | autodeterminació | |
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