as in independent
not being under the rule or control of another
far beyond the reach of civil or military authorities, the settlers on the frontier were essentially self-governed
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Recent Examples of self-governed
Greenland, which became self-governed in 2009, was colonized by Denmark some 300 years ago and still controls Greenland’s foreign and defense policies.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Local nonprofit Safe Ground Sacramento was responsible for operating the camp, which was self-governed by residents.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Council membership is entirely self-governed, vendor free, and prioritizes cross-industry members to ensure nuanced perspectives.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Local nonprofit Safe Ground Sacramento was responsible for operating the camp, which was self-governed by residents.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Council membership is entirely self-governed, vendor free, and prioritizes cross-industry members to ensure nuanced perspectives.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-governed
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Senator Angus King, who is independent but caucuses with the Democrats, also voted for the Republican bill on Tuesday.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The request Monday is to continue paying the salary for the coalition's two employees, as well as to allow the coalition to separate from Experience Fayetteville and become more independent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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If all goes as planned, Charlotte could advance autonomous construction technology on Earth and the Moon.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Anthropic appears to be pushing further ahead of its competitors in coding assistance and autonomous task completion, positioning its models toward corporate and workplace use.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors have a role to play in seeding this layer of the market, just as crossover funds have done in the US.—
Aman Ghei,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund recently dropped several Israeli investments.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In a separate case, Pedro Juan Andres, 29, from Guatemala, was taken into custody after entering the United States without inspection.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Woolen made the Pro Bowl and finished third in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2022 but has been temporarily benched in each of the last two seasons, for separate reasons (the latter due to a rule violation, according to Macdonald).—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Self-governed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-governed. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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