self-governed

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Returning from his Beijing summit with the Chinese leader, the president said that “nothing’s changed” in the U.S. policy toward the democratic, self-governed island.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Taiwan, a self-governed island claimed by China, had been pushing to reach an agreement with the Trump administration over the duties faced by its exports entering the US, set at 20% last year.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“We’re a sovereign nation. We’re a self-governed tribe. We want to take care of ourselves because we know how to take care of ourselves,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

He was also able to conduct and tour with the Vienna Philharmonic, an elite, self-governed contingent of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

The nation absolutely gains nothing by them that it would not gain, and even in a higher degree, were they self-governed, or, for that matter, were they even independent.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various