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Recent Examples of non-self-governing
With these layers of oversight, trusteeships are designed to benefit the inhabitants of non-self-governing territories.
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Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for non-self-governing
Adjective
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He is considered a subject-matter expert on India and South Asian affairs in his role at the Office of Net Assessment.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Were the subject banal or frivolous, the approach would offer no more than one caper after another.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The exemption for caring for a dependent now applies only to parents or guardians of children under 14, instead of under 18.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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With the season’s snowfall dependent on storms that happen on a day-by-day basis, some of these areas could see these wetter conditions in the form of winter precipitation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.—
Aaron Rothstein,
wsj.com,
3 Apr. 2023
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The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.—
Matt Murschel,
orlandosentinel.com,
14 May 2021
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“Non-self-governing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non-self-governing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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