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Synonyms & Antonyms of self-governing
1
not being under the rule or control of another
- she left home and became entirely self-governing and financially independent at the age of 18
Synonyms for self-governing
- autonomous,
- free,
- freestanding,
- independent,
- self-governed,
- self-ruling,
- separate,
- sovereign
- (also sovran)
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2
of, relating to, or favoring political democracy
- a self-governing nation that could be a role model for other countries in the region
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- autocratic
- (also autocratical),
- despotic,
- dictatorial,
- monarchal
- (or monarchial),
- monarchical
- (also monarchic),
- tyrannical
- (also tyrannic)
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“Self-governing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-governing. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of self-governing was in 1592
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