| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : determination of one's acts or states by oneself without external compulsion
2. : the right of a people to decide its future political status (as with respect to form of government or independence) or its action in so deciding usually by plebiscite