as in autonomy
the state of being free from the control or power of another
despite pessimistic predictions, self-governance has worked out well for the former colony
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Recent Examples of self-governance
Trump’s show of force is an imposition on a citizenry already aware that its democratic self-governance is tenuous.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Boley was even praised by Booker T. Washington as a model for Black self-governance.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Trump has repeatedly threatened to strip the district’s government of its home rule, which allows the federal district to maintain limited self-governance.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed off support for a two-state solution and has said Palestinians could exercise self-governance but that Israel must retain full security control.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 July 2025
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Boley was even praised by Booker T. Washington as a model for Black self-governance.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Trump has repeatedly threatened to strip the district’s government of its home rule, which allows the federal district to maintain limited self-governance.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed off support for a two-state solution and has said Palestinians could exercise self-governance but that Israel must retain full security control.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-governance
Noun
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Over all, Zimmerman argues, this autonomy has been a positive force.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Can a single individual have complete autonomy over their life?—
Lana Lin
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their emergency request for a temporary restraining order (TRO), filed September 29, argues that the administration has exceeded its legal authority and jeopardized both state sovereignty and public safety.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Beginning with the Haitian internment in 1991, Washington seized on Guantánamo’s ambiguous sovereignty to illegally and indefinitely detain asylum-seekers.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
3 Oct. 2025
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Writing in conjunction with Anil Kashyap, a University of Chicago professor and adviser to the Chicago Fed, Griffin, the CEO of Citadel, said undermining the independence of the central bank could eventually stoke higher inflation and much higher long-term rates.—
Nick Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The event, launched in 1982, celebrates the freedom to read and express ideas and emphasizes the importance of fighting censorship.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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But in the small areas of freedom McAvoy allows himself outside the main thrust of the familiar rags-to-riches-to-regret arc there are sharp little digressions and darker shadowy corners that suggest there’s more to the film, and to McAvoy as a filmmaker, than initially meets the eye.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Self-governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-governance. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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