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Recent Examples of self-governance These investments are essential for economic justice and Indigenous self-governance. Oweesta, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 In the final days of the Paris Commune of 1871, a radical experiment in self-governance and insurrection that started after the nation’s humiliating military loss to Prussia, the Communards realized that their cause had gone up in flames. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025 Denmark ruled Greenland as a colony until 1953, when the island achieved greater powers of self-governance. Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025 Many were appalled by their government’s support for the Salvadoran military and viewed the self-governance efforts in El Salvador as an admirable model for grassroots democracy. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-governance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-governance
Noun
  • Acknowledging employee efforts and offering more autonomy.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Yet polls show that most of the 23 million people who live in Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, favor the status quo of autonomy.
    Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Smart investors are watching for clues: insider buying, activist stake-building, tighter segment disclosure, JV chatter, and the sudden alignment of political and industrial interests around domestic chip sovereignty.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • With the Self-Government Act of 2009, Greenlanders became a separate people under international law, acquiring internal autonomy under Danish sovereignty.
    Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Ada’s arc has been one of growing independence in baby steps: getting married, having the means to stand up to her sister.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
  • South Sudan endured a bloody years-long civil war shortly after gaining independence in 2011, and the United Nations warns violence has escalated in recent months.
    June 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The wisdom of one MVP — and the freedom granted by Sparks coach Michael Cooper — helped ignite the greatest rookie season in WNBA history.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • The freedom to pass on one’s beliefs to the next generation is a cornerstone of any truly pluralistic society.
    Jeffrey S. Trimbath, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025

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“Self-governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-governance. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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