Self-Determination. The political right of the majority to the exercise of power within the boundaries of a generally accepted political unit, area, or territory. The principle of self-determination is mentioned in the United Nations Charter and has often been stressed in resolutions passed by the UN General Assembly. The concept is most often used in connection with the right of colonies to independence.
grad-a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university). alumna, alumnus, graduate, alum. Ivy Leaguer-a student or graduate at an Ivy League school. old boy-a former male pupil of a school.
King's College London graduands wearing academic dresses without caps. Graduation is getting a diploma or academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, in which students become graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as graduands. The date of graduation is often called graduation day. The graduation ceremony itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation.