Self-determination
Definition
The act of self-determining and its result; a fundamental pillar of public international law proclaiming the freedom of a people to decide their own political and state organization. In cognitive psychology, it represents a theory of human motivation focused on the importance of autonomy, competence, and relatedness in personality development.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Self-determination
- Autonomy
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural plural variations with standard operational action endings. |
| Formation | Noun of action derived from the verb 'autodetermina' using the standard functional suffix '-re'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.de.ter.mi.ˈna.re] |
| Source | Lexicon of Geopolitics, United Nations Charters and Advanced Behavioral Science Systems |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Carta Organizației Națiunilor Unite garantează principiul de autodeterminare pentru toate comunitățile etnice.
EN: The United Nations Charter guarantees the principle of self-determination for all ethnic communities.
RO: Teoria de autodeterminare explică modul în care recompensele interne sunt mai puternice decât cele externe.
EN: The self-determination theory explains how intrinsic rewards are stronger than extrinsic ones.
RO: Marea Unire din o mie nouă sute optsprezece a fost expresia supremă de autodeterminare a poporului român.
EN: The Great Union of nineteen eighteen was the supreme expression of self-determination of the Romanian people.
Idioms & Phrases
Principiu de autodeterminare / Principle of self-determination
RO: Normă juridică globală imperativă ce stă la baza formării și recunoașterii noilor state suverane.
EN: An imperative global legal norm underlying the formation and recognition of new sovereign states.
Teorie a autodeterminării / Self-determination theory
RO: Cadru psihologic avansat care analizează factorii ce stimulează motivația intrinsecă și starea de bine.
EN: An advanced psychological framework analyzing factors that foster intrinsic motivation and well-being.
Autodeterminare națională / National self-determination
RO: Actul politic colectiv prin care o populație își declară independența față de un imperiu opresiv.
EN: The collective political act through which a population declares its independence from an oppressive empire.
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