determine : Idioms & Phrases


determining factor

  • noun a determining or causal element or factor
    causal factor; determinant; determinative; determiner.
    • education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life
  • noun an argument that is conclusive
    clincher; determiner.
WordNet

self-determining

Self`-de*ter"min*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Capable of self-determination; as, the self-determining power of will.
Webster 1913