self-governing

self–gov·ern·ing

adj \-ˈgə-vər-niŋ\

Definition of SELF-GOVERNING

: having control or rule over oneself; specifically : having self-government : autonomous

First Known Use of SELF-GOVERNING

1778

Related to SELF-GOVERNING

Synonyms: autonomous, freestanding, independent, self-governed, self-governing, self-ruling, separate, sovereign (also sovran)

Antonyms: dependent, nonautonomous, non-self-governing, subject, unfree

Related Words: freeborn; delivered, emancipated, freed, liberated, manumitted, redeemed, released; unconquered, unruled, unsupervised; empowered, enfranchised; democratic, republican

Near Antonyms: bound, captive, conquered, enslaved, fettered, subdued, subjugated; inferior, subordinate, subservient

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