self-determines
Decides one's path
Self-determines means to decide one's own fate, course, or identity without external control.
A person who self-determines makes choices based on their own will rather than following others' expectations: She self-determines her career path despite family pressure.
Nations self-determine when they govern themselves independently.
Act of selecting
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- volitionCapacity for choice
- controlAuthority to direct
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
intentionality · proactivity · assertiveness · willpower · drive · motivation · action · responsibility
Supreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
secession · statehood · nationalism · republic · enfranchisement · freedom · nation-building · democratic
Supreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- noninterferenceAbstaining from involvement
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
Self-assurance or trust
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- strengthPower to exert force
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- growthIncrease in size
transformation · upliftment · enablement · fortitude · encouragement · inspiration · advancement · flourishing
Quality of being genuine
- individuationDistinguishing one from many
- personhoodStatus as a person
choice
Act of selecting
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- volitionCapacity for choice
- controlAuthority to direct
initiative · intentionality · proactivity · assertiveness · willpower · drive · motivation · action · responsibility · direction
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
decolonization · secession · statehood · nationalism · republic · enfranchisement · freedom · nation-building · democratic · constitutional
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- noninterferenceAbstaining from involvement
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
confidence
Self-assurance or trust
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- strengthPower to exert force
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
growth · transformation · upliftment · enablement · fortitude · encouragement · inspiration · advancement · flourishing
authenticity
Quality of being genuine
- individuationDistinguishing one from many
- personhoodStatus as a person
self-determinesdepends
Is contingent upon
submits · obeys · defers · acquiesces · capitulates
self, determined, determine, determination, undetermined, indeterminate, determinate, predetermine, determinant