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1
government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation
- self-government implies faith in the wisdom and essential goodness of the people
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2
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
- steely self-government was all that kept her from lashing out at the rude customer
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3
the state of being free from the control or power of another
- championed self-government for the nation's indigenous peoples
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- dependence
- (also dependance),
- heteronomy,
- subjection,
- unfreedom
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The first known use of self-government was in 1622
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