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
Governments should also concern themselves with encouraging the economic arrangements that best enable democratic self-governance and serve to buttress civic life.
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Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The schools were seeking to defend free speech, promote university self-governance and join together against political intervention.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Their choice—their courage and sacrifice—started a revolution of liberty and self-governance unimagined in world history.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
These investments are essential for economic justice and Indigenous self-governance.
—Oweesta, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The schools were seeking to defend free speech, promote university self-governance and join together against political intervention.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Their choice—their courage and sacrifice—started a revolution of liberty and self-governance unimagined in world history.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
These investments are essential for economic justice and Indigenous self-governance.
—Oweesta, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-governance
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Amid rising arrest quotas and shifting enforcement policies, workers report living in fear, losing wages, and facing mounting pressure to surrender autonomy in exchange for continued employment.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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His campaign listed protecting Medicaid, reducing costs, not raising the national deficit, boosting small business growth and giving women autonomy over their health care decisions as McCann's other policy priorities.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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The East Asian neighbors have two ongoing disputes in the East China Sea: one over the sovereignty of the uninhabited Senkaku island group—administered by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as the Diaoyu Islands—and the other over energy exploration in the region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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With strong regulatory foresight and a commitment to digital sovereignty, the region is turning trust and transparency into competitive advantages.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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One of its most disastrous legacies of the Partition is the dispute over the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which erupted into a war between India and Pakistan soon after independence and left Kashmir divided between the two countries after a ceasefire.—
Sam Dalrymple,
Time,
14 July 2025
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When Estonia regained its independence in 1991, the prison and the quarry were abandoned.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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In 18th-century slave-holding Brazil, Anna Borges fought for her freedom.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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The club have given me this bit of freedom to make a decision.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Self-governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-governance. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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