declare oneself

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Verb1.declare oneself - ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
pop the question, propose, offer
request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
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It helps to clear the path through executions and imprisonments, hold farcical "elections" and declare oneself the autocratic leader of a one-party system.
The Chessboard
It's both unkind and judgmental to declare oneself unwilling to provide service to a particular group of people.
Letters in the editor's mailbag
No one can declare oneself above law and constitution after taking illegal and unconstitutional steps.
Missing Persons Case: Do the intelligence agencies stand exempted from human rights, Questions SC
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