Self-impose

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To voluntarily impose on oneself. transitive

    "Pelosi eventually agreed to self-impose term limits, albeit with an escape clause."

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"Pelosi eventually agreed to self-impose term limits, albeit with an escape clause."

Etymology

From self- + impose.

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