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

As for China, President Xi Jinping has made few outright threats against the self-governed island of Taiwan recently.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

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

Listen once more, “Man's right to be self-governed is, equally with his desire to be so, self-evident.”

From The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, March, 1880 by Walker, Aaron