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| Pronunciation:  |   | 'selfdi`turmu'neyshun, s'elfdut`urmun'eyshun
 
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- [n]  determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion  
 
- [n]  government of a country by its own people  
 
 
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|   | Synonyms: |   | self-government, self-rule |  
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|   | See Also: |   | autonomy, discretion, free will, home rule, liberty, local option, sovereignty |       |  
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|   | Definition: |   | \Self`-de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n.
Determination by one's self; or, determination of one's acts
or states without the necessitating force of motives; --
applied to the voluntary or activity.
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