self-proclaimed

adj

self-proclaimed

adj

Etymology From self- + proclaimed.

1

Announced by oneself, usually without recognition by others.

He was self-proclaimed king of the mountain. Since it was a mountain of garbage, nobody else wanted the title anyway.
The small town of Pitlochry is the self-proclaimed gateway to the Scottish Highlands and the Cairngorms National Park.2020 April 8, Anthony Lambert, “National parks: rail can keep the cars away”, in Rail, page 52, photo caption:

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“The end of the traffic light coalition is a liberation for our country. The end of the self-proclaimed ‘progressive coalition’ that took Germany to the brink of economic ruin was more than overdue,” Weidel wrote on X.2024 November 7, Sophie Tanno, Sebastian Shukla and Olesya Dmitracova, “Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why”, in CNN:

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