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adjective
1.
governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
2.
self-regulating; self-determining.
3.
exercising self-restraint or self-control.
Origin:
1700–10
1700–10
Related forms
self-gov·ern·ing, adjective
non·self-gov·ern·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. autonomous.
1. autonomous.
Antonyms
1. dependent.
1. dependent.
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World English Dictionary
| self-government | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the government of a country, nation, etc, by its own people |
| 2. | the state of being self-controlled |
| 3. | an archaic term for self-control |
| self-'governed | |
| —adj | |
| self-'governing | |
| —adj | |
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