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
Conservatives believe that America is exceptional, that our American Experiment stands alone as a beacon of hope and self-governance throughout the globe.
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
This year, the United States military is celebrating its 250th anniversary—two and a half centuries of Americans making the immense sacrifice to defend our fundamental freedoms and uphold the promise of self-governance at home and around the globe.
—Ellen Gustafson, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.
—Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
American self-governance depends not on unity, but rather productive disagreement.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
This year, the United States military is celebrating its 250th anniversary—two and a half centuries of Americans making the immense sacrifice to defend our fundamental freedoms and uphold the promise of self-governance at home and around the globe.
—Ellen Gustafson, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.
—Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
American self-governance depends not on unity, but rather productive disagreement.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-governance
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That impetus brought Lance Hammer back out of the woodwork, a gauntlet thrown to himself to think through problematic contradictions involving the quite different — and often sparring — human verticals of capability, autonomy, and decline.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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Navigating such thorny topics as consent and autonomy in the throes of dementia, the film is relentless in its exploration of impossible-to-answer questions, and uses, as its vessel, three sensational performers who make its drama both luminous and entirely devastating.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Suggesting even nominal support for Israeli sovereignty over much of the Middle East is an unprecedented departure from American foreign policy.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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This unit will also enforce Florida’s existing foreign adversary laws — including restrictions on land ownership — and expand accountability to companies and individuals aligned with hostile regimes that threaten Floridians’ privacy, security and sovereignty.—
February 17,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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These include emotional regulation, giving and receiving feedback, independence and teamwork.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Like Fed officials who vote on interest-rate decisions, researchers at the 12 regional banks and Board of Governors go to great lengths to establish independence from outside political actors.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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His detention on Thursday drew sharp condemnation from press freedom advocates, who described it as an attack on media independence and democratic norms.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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The state’s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, and major GOP candidates to replace him have largely framed their responses to the measles outbreak around the concept of medical freedom, particularly when discussing vaccine mandates.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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