Government of a political unit by its own people.
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Examples for "self-determination "
1 National aspirations were encouraged, within limits; 'autonomy' fell far short of self - determination .
2 International support for Cuba's right to national self - determination has never been greater.
3 Mr Wamytan said the Kanak people's right to self - determination cannot be bought.
4 None of these are reasons for denying self - determination to England, of course.
5 We need to enunciate our agenda by asserting our right to self - determination .
1 The last time that happened it took five years to re-establish self - government .
2 In point of fact self - government and representation are unknown in these islands.
3 The struggle for self - government seemed to have ended in deadlock and chaos.
4 The pioneers not only understood the American doctrine of self-government-theylived it.
5 The question of self - government is closely associated with the question of self-support.
1 He said he would not support any form of self - rule for Maori.
2 Kurdish leaders say their goal is to establish self - rule within Syria, not secession.
3 Iraq's Kurds are the only ones with self - rule , having maintained autonomy since 1991.
4 Cossack rebellions led to Catherine abolishing the hetmanate as a symbol of self - rule .
5 It was necessary to show that the Kingdom had become incapable of self - rule .
6 There was growth and expansion, and the quiet efficiency of self - rule .
7 Petitions have been distributed, a constitutionally necessary step toward a referendum on greater self - rule .
8 Some they thought could have self - rule almost immediately, others in ten or fifteen years.
9 Both regions have a large degree of self - rule , their own language and cultural traditions.
10 If Syria's Assad falls, the Kurdish quest for self - rule is unlikely to be smooth.
11 Without any theory of self - rule , she yet ruled her Self.
12 Only Guinea opted for self - rule , declaring independence weeks later.
13 Some rebels have called for a degree of self - rule .
14 Talks are under way in Algiers between Mali's government and groups demanding self - rule for the north.
15 Under interim peace deals with Israel, Abbas' Palestinian Authority exercises limited self - rule in the West Bank.
16 The UN force must be deployed as soon as possible to oversee the transition to self - rule .
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