self-identification

[ self-ahy-den-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, -i-den-, self- ]

noun

1. identification of oneself with some other person or thing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-identification¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Magnificent sporting events, like the Super Bowl, bring out fierce loyalties and unusual modes of self-identification.

From The Daily Beast

Plus, when it comes to polling, party label is a matter of self-identification.

From The Daily Beast

Remember, this is self-identification ("press 1if you're a Democrat").

From The Daily Beast

He still believes strongly in democracy, secularism, Palestinian self-identification, and the potential of the Left.

From The Daily Beast

He needs help in choosing a job, because self-identification is dependent upon some kind of occupational identity.

From Project Gutenberg

They are dramatic soliloquies; but the poet's self-identification with each of his creations, in turn, remains incomplete.

From Project Gutenberg

There are probably as many political tongues as there are circumstances of self-identification within a society.

From Project Gutenberg

That is, the identity of one entity is related to the identity of others in relation to which self-identification takes place.

From Project Gutenberg

Neutral ships, in order to escape attack by German submarines had to resort to unusual methods of self-identification.

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