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as in democracy
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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as in restraint
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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as in autonomy
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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Recent Examples of self-government
The federal government’s deployment of military personnel to this country’s cities, all apart from being the Founders’ worst nightmare, threatens a death knell to popular self-government.
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Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Outrage fades, the unthinkable becomes routine, and the guardrails that protect self-government quietly disappear.
—Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
At smaller scales, new places have made advances in self-government.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Trump has in the past mused about a broader federal takeover of the district, although that would require Congress to repeal the Home Rule Act of 1973, which gives Washington its current measure of self-government.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Outrage fades, the unthinkable becomes routine, and the guardrails that protect self-government quietly disappear.
—Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
At smaller scales, new places have made advances in self-government.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Trump has in the past mused about a broader federal takeover of the district, although that would require Congress to repeal the Home Rule Act of 1973, which gives Washington its current measure of self-government.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-government
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-government
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Third spaces furnish the connective tissue that hold a multifaith and multiethnic democracy together, Oldenburg said.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Boycotts don’t build democracy.—
Danish Manzoor Bhat,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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While objecting to restraints, Robinson’s attorneys agree with the sheriff that the court should limit or ban video and photographic coverage of proceedings.—
Stepheny Price , Melissa Chrise,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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To complement the architecture’s rigor, the current owners turned to designer André Mellone of Studio Mellone, known for his elegant restraint and understanding of proportion.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, the robot performed a classical dance routine and learnt the art of picking up tennis balls, demonstrating its dexterity and autonomy.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Robotics and autonomy were leaving laboratories for factories and highways.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Their vision of Canadian sovereignty, linked to the preservation of social democracy and protected from American influence, was simply no longer relevant.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Taiwan, under President Lai Ching-te, has asserted its sovereignty in new and destabilizing ways, casting its political system as separate from and threatened by the mainland’s.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Traditional narratives obscure the role slavery might have played in Texas’ drive for independence and portray the Alamo’s defenders as freedom fighters.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Steve Coppell knew how to manage people, play the right tactics and give us the freedom to express ourselves.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Other artists address psychological and ecological rupture, from Shirin Neshat’s haunting meditations on freedom to Sharbendu De’s visions of climate futures.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Self-government.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-government. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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