right to choose
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of right to choose
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“Advertisers and their agents have a free-speech right to choose where they want to place their advertisements.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
"What I want is for the international community to clearly support the fundamental rights of Iranians: the right to choose their leaders, to express themselves freely, to live in dignity and prosperity," she said.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
As women increasingly assert their right to choose their partners, Srivastava adds, they often encounter resistance from what she describes as "a deeply regressive social system".
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Despite historical flaws in practice, it rests on the foundational claim that individuals have the right to choose their government and hold it accountable.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026
It was her right to be upset, her right to choose not to brush her humiliation aside in the name of an overexalted intellectualism, and she would claim that right.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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