Self-proclaimed

Self proclaimed or soi-disant is when a legal title is only recognized by the declaring person and not any recognized legal authority. It can be the status of a noble title or the status of a nation. It is used informally for anyone declaring themselves to any informal title.

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Examples

Micronations such as Sealand are small, self-proclaimed entities that claim to be independent sovereign states but which are not acknowledged by any recognized sovereign state.^[1]
A self-proclaimed monarch such as Jean-Bédel Bokassa.

Usage

"Taking to her blog to blast Melissa Etheridge in poetic prose, the self-proclaimed 'Hollywood Farm Girl' said she was "blindsided" by the timing of the dissolution of their domestic partnership.^[2]
"In March, officials said that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks, probably would be tried before a military tribunal and that a decision appeared to be imminent."^[3]

References

^ "Unhappy with the government? Follow the lead of 'Sealand'". Metro News. http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/world/article/565449--unhappy-with-the-government-follow-the-lead-of-sealand. Retrieved 2010-07-04. ""Sealand, officially known as Roughs Tower, cannot constitute a separate independent state since it has none of the characteristics of a state, such as a territory or the ability to conduct international relations,” a spokesperson for the British Foreign Ministry tells Metro."
^ "Melissa Etheridge's Ex "Blindsided" by Divorce". E!. July 3, 2010. http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b188895_melissa_etheridges_ex_blindsided_by.html#ixzz0sk5LkiSY. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
^ Markon, Jerry (July 4, 2010). "Sept. 11 terrorism trials still in search of a venue". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/03/AR2010070302964.html. Retrieved 2010-07-04.

Self-proclaimed

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