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self-government

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of self-government

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.
Synonyms of self-government

democracy, republic, self-rule
Words Related to self-government

pure democracy

home rule, self-determination

autonomy, sovereignty (also sovranty)
Near Antonyms of self-government

despotism, dictatorship, monarchy, monocracy, totalitarianism, tyranny
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.
Synonyms of self-government

continence, restraint, self-command, self-containment, self-control, self-discipline, self-mastery, self-possession, self-restraint, will, willpower
Words Related to self-government

self-abnegation, self-denial

moderateness, moderation, temperance, temperateness

determination, nerve

command, control, discipline, mastery

abnegation, abstention, avoidance, eschewal, forbearance

abstinence, soberness, sobriety

aplomb, assurance, composure, confidence, coolness, equanimity, poise, self-confidence

discretion
Near Antonyms of self-government

gratification, indulgence, self-indulgence

excessiveness, immoderacy, intemperance, intemperateness, overindulgence

demerit, failing, fault, feebleness, foible, frailty, shortcoming, vice, weakness

indiscipline, unconstraint, unreserve, unreservedness, unrestraint
3 the state of being free from the control or power of another
  • championed self-government for the nation's indigenous peoples
Synonyms of self-government

autonomy, freedom, independence, independency, liberty, self-determination, self-governance, sovereignty (also sovranty)
Words Related to self-government

emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation, manumission, release
Near Antonyms of self-government

captivity, enchainment, enslavement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, subjugation
Antonyms of self-government

dependence (also dependance), heteronomy, subjection, unfreedom

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