self-government
noun
self-gov·ern·ment
ˌself-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt 
-ˈgə-vᵊm-ənt
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: government under the control and direction of the inhabitants of a political unit rather than by an outside authority
broadly
: control of one's own affairs
Examples of self-government in a Sentence
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The opening-up of 1842, forced by victorious Western powers, brought one idea that, along with Christianity, women’s rights, and self-government, Chinese had never been exposed to: the classical-liberal argument for market liberalization.
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Evan Osborne, National Review, 9 Apr. 2024
Their 1968 constitution provides the island with formal responsibility for internal self-government, while the British Government retains responsibility for external affairs, defense, and security.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
Only 33 words and unseen by others until long after his assassination, Lincoln’s pithy memo conveyed his full range of thought on self-government.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
Our right of local self-government is critically impaired, and our legislature in Austin continues to cede control to Washington D.C.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The fundamental problem with the decisions by Maine and Colorado is a legal misunderstanding that challenges the core of self-government.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 5 Jan. 2024
The fundamental problem with the Maine and Colorado decisions is that they are mistaken as a matter of law — and not in a merely technical way, but in one that strikes at the heart of self-government.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 Dec. 2023
This struck the British as unreasonable, but being unreasonable in devotion to liberty and self-government turns out to be an excellent basis upon which to found a nation.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023
To dispossess people of their land, seize it for themselves, administer the transfer of treasure and labor across borders, brutally suppress movements for self-government, and feed media with one-sided narratives—all of those and more were the hallmarks of an empire coming into view.
—Beth Py-Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
Evan Osborne, National Review, 9 Apr. 2024
Their 1968 constitution provides the island with formal responsibility for internal self-government, while the British Government retains responsibility for external affairs, defense, and security.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
Only 33 words and unseen by others until long after his assassination, Lincoln’s pithy memo conveyed his full range of thought on self-government.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
Our right of local self-government is critically impaired, and our legislature in Austin continues to cede control to Washington D.C.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The fundamental problem with the decisions by Maine and Colorado is a legal misunderstanding that challenges the core of self-government.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 5 Jan. 2024
The fundamental problem with the Maine and Colorado decisions is that they are mistaken as a matter of law — and not in a merely technical way, but in one that strikes at the heart of self-government.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 Dec. 2023
This struck the British as unreasonable, but being unreasonable in devotion to liberty and self-government turns out to be an excellent basis upon which to found a nation.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023
To dispossess people of their land, seize it for themselves, administer the transfer of treasure and labor across borders, brutally suppress movements for self-government, and feed media with one-sided narratives—all of those and more were the hallmarks of an empire coming into view.
—Beth Py-Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
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