self-governing
Example Sentences
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Taiwan and China’s claims on the self-governing island didn’t come up the last time Trump and Xi met in South Korea, U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
During Greenland’s elections last year, voters gave first place to Demokraatit, a center-right pro-business party that has never held power but is strongly opposed to an American takeover of the self-governing territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
The self-governing Cook Islands remain in "free association" with former colonial ruler New Zealand, which is still involved in areas such as defence and foreign affairs.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
These included changing their status in the UK or even potentially becoming a self-governing territory of Norway.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
Indigenous peoples of what came to be called the Americas were citizens of self-governing nations.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
