self-governance
noun
self-gov·er·nance
ˌself-ˈgə-vər-nən(t)s 
Synonyms of self-governance
Examples of self-governance in a Sentence
despite pessimistic predictions, self-governance has worked out well for the former colony
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Meanwhile, hundreds of people in Greenland’s capital braved near-freezing temperatures, rain and icy streets to march in a rally on Saturday in support of their own self-governance in the face of threats of an American takeover.
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2026
Earlier Saturday, hundreds of people in Greenland’s capital braved near-freezing temperatures, rain and icy streets to march in a rally in support of their own self-governance.
—Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
This capacity to translate democratic and constitutional aspirations matters not because legislative majorities are always right, but because certain national challenges cannot be deferred or ignored indefinitely, and because judicial supremacy cannot substitute for self-governance.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
In 2004, the agreement was updated to add Greenland, which established some self-governance in 1979, as a signatory.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2026
Earlier Saturday, hundreds of people in Greenland’s capital braved near-freezing temperatures, rain and icy streets to march in a rally in support of their own self-governance.
—Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
This capacity to translate democratic and constitutional aspirations matters not because legislative majorities are always right, but because certain national challenges cannot be deferred or ignored indefinitely, and because judicial supremacy cannot substitute for self-governance.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
In 2004, the agreement was updated to add Greenland, which established some self-governance in 1979, as a signatory.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-governance
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“Self-governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-governance. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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