self-determination
Example Sentences
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A ceasefire brokered by the UN in 1991 included plans for a referendum on self-determination, but the vote has never taken place.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
What they did share was a brutal colonial past, and a longing to achieve economic self-determination.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
“We were fighting not only for sewer, potholes and police protection but for self-determination and empowerment of our community,” Martinez de Vara wrote in a firsthand account of the incorporation campaign.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
“There was a feeling of self-determination due to free trade that made people’s lives easier.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
His transfer of powers of self-determination to inmates provoked loud and repeated charges of coddling.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing self-determination
Political Geography - Middle School
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Political Geography - High School
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World War I
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