self-governed
[ self-guhv-ernd, self- ]
adjective
governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
self-regulating; self-determining.
exercising self-restraint or self-control.
Origin of self-governed
1First recorded in 1700–10
Other words for self-governed
Opposites for self-governed
Other words from self-governed
- self-gov·ern·ing, adjective
- non·self-gov·ern·ing, adjective
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