self-determination /ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/ noun3 •The ability or human right to make one's own decisions without interference from others •The political independence of a people. •The collective right of a people to determine its own destiny in the international order, to choose its own political status and to determine its own form of economic, cultural and social development.
