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self-declaring

self-declaring is the present participle and gerund of self-declare.

Meaning of self-declare

Verb

self-declare (third-person singular simple present self-declares, present participle self-declaring, simple past and past participle self-declared)

  1. To declare for oneself.
    • The State Department and current Secretary of State Marco Rubio are expressly directed under the injunction to “to process and issue passports [...] consistent with the State Department’s policy as of January 19, 2025,” and to allow passport applicants to self-declare their gender even if that...2025 June 18, Samantha Riedel, “In Trans Legal Victory, Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Denying Passport Gender Changes”, in Them

Questions about self-declaring

What is self-declaring the present participle and gerund of?
Self-declaring is the present participle and gerund of self-declare.

Words near self-declaring in the dictionary

  1. self-deceptions
  2. self-deceptive
  3. self-declare
  4. self-declared
  5. self-declares
  6. self-declaring
  7. self-defeating
  8. self-defeating personality disorder
  9. self-defeating personality disorders
  10. self-defeating prophecies
  11. self-defeating prophecy

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