self-governed

[ self-guhv-ernd, self- ]
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adjective
  1. governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.

  2. self-regulating; self-determining.

  1. exercising self-restraint or self-control.

Origin of self-governed

1
First recorded in 1700–10

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Other words from self-governed

  • self-gov·ern·ing, adjective
  • non·self-gov·ern·ing, adjective

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