Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Directed or guided by oneself, especially as an independent agent.
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- adjective Directed,
independently byoneself withoutexternal control orconstraint
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
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Examples
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E*Trade credits its success to its focus on what it calls self-directed investors—search-and-browsers.
THE NEW MARKET LEADERS Fred Wiersema 2001
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E*Trade credits its success to its focus on what it calls self-directed investors—search-and-browsers.
THE NEW MARKET LEADERS Fred Wiersema 2001
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Next As investors are putting their retirement savings into so-called self-directed individual retirement accounts, complaints about fraud in these accounts are on the rise, securities regulators say, and investors should carefully consider the risks.
Scams Target 'Self-Directed' IRAs Anne Tergesen 2011
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“He vould prefer to call it self-directed, I think.”
The Fearful Summons Denny Martin Flinn 1990
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“He vould prefer to call it self-directed, I think.”
The Fearful Summons Denny Martin Flinn 1990
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“He vould prefer to call it self-directed, I think.”
The Fearful Summons Denny Martin Flinn 1990
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Religious conservative supporters, however, are often down-to-earth, traditional, and morally charged, while libertarian supporters tend to be intellectual, self-directed and morally permissive.
Tim Koelkebeck: Is the Religious Right Taking Over the Tea Party? Tim Koelkebeck 2010
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But it is only by empowering patients – entrusting them with greater responsibility and putting opportunities for self-directed care into their hands – that health care can be made significantly more efficient and effective.
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"I studied at Middlesex University, which offered a very self-directed open course with no constraints on medium; this certainly influenced my approach to making art, and the work I produce now," McNamara says.
Jersey City Artist Graham McNamara Talks About His Work, the Studio Tour, and the Business of Art The Jersey City Independent 2010
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Religious conservative supporters, however, are often down-to-earth, traditional, and morally charged, while libertarian supporters tend to be intellectual, self-directed and morally permissive.
Tim Koelkebeck: Is the Religious Right Taking Over the Tea Party? Tim Koelkebeck 2010
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