self-governed

Example Sentences

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But the cards were signed by both teams at the end, meaning the result would stand in a sport that is proudly self-governed by the players.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Taiwan’s religious diversity and vitality forms a kind of subsoil of the self-governed island’s identity and values.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

“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

When the US normalised relations with China in 1979, it switched diplomatic recognition from the self-governed island of Taiwan, agreeing that there was only one China, whose government sat in Beijing.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

Such, to a great extent is the unavoidable effect of that political education which is indispensable to all classes of a self-governed people.

From Diary in America, Series One by Marryat, Frederick