self-governing
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adjective \-ˈgə-vər-niŋ\Definition of SELF-GOVERNING
: having control or rule over oneself; specifically : having self-government : autonomous
See 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
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