self-government
Example Sentences
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Greenland, home to about 57,000 people, has had extensive self-government since 1979, though defence and foreign policy remain in Danish hands.
From BBC
That isn’t the conduct of a movement preparing for responsible self-government.
The opposing argument begins with a simple intuition: In a society defined by self-government, as America is, there is no such thing as citizenship without consent.
From Salon
Her grandfather signed a petition against Irish self-government in 1912, when the whole island was still part of the UK.
From BBC
Her hands are tied by D.C.’s unique status under the Home Rule Act, which granted limited self-government to the District.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
