self-rule

self–rule

noun

Definition of SELF-RULE

government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation <the newly created United States opted for self-rule rather than monarchy>

Synonyms republic, self-government, self-rule

Related Words pure democracy; home rule, self-determination; autonomy, sovereignty (also sovranty)

Near Antonyms despotism, dictatorship, monarchy, monocracy, totalitarianism, tyranny