self-governed
Example Sentences
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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
As for China, President Xi Jinping has made few outright threats against the self-governed island of Taiwan recently.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
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
Taiwan’s Taiex declined 0.2% to 17,512.83 on the eve of presidential and legislative elections that will test the self-governed island’s relations both with Beijing and with Washington.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024
A man must be either self-governed, or under a worse government than his own.
From A Manual of Moral Philosophy by Peabody, Andrew P. (Andrew Preston)
