"self-identify" meaning in English

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          "text": "This is a new type of emperor; he is self-identified with the divinity, his celestial virtues legitimizing his power.",
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          "ref": "2003, Hiroshi Fukurai, Richard Krooth, Race in the Jury Box, page 42:",
          "text": "Among those who self-identified themselves as Native American, 80 percent of them had white ancestors, along with 20 percent for blacks, Hispanics, and Asians.",
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        "(transitive, chiefly in passive, or reflexive) To identify (oneself) with a particular person or group, or as part of a particular group."
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          "text": "When it comes to love, Beth self-identifies as “a person who is attracted to both sexes,” and is interested in upending conventional narratives.",
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          "ref": "2019 February 5, Jennifer S Kiesewetter Esq, “Diversity and Inclusion: Getting Candidates to Self-Identify”, in ADP:",
          "text": "So, why is self-identifying so important and how does it benefit the organization and the employee?",
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          "ref": "2022 March 29, “Republican retracts false claim schools placing litter boxes for ‘furry’ students”, in The Guardian, sourced from Associated Press, →ISSN:",
          "text": "A Nebraska state lawmaker apologized on Monday after he publicly cited a persistent but debunked rumor alleging that schools are placing litter boxes in school bathrooms to accommodate children who self-identify as cats.",
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        "(intransitive) To identify oneself as belonging to a particular group or category."
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