self-government

self-gov·ern·ment

(sĕlf′gŭv′ərn-mənt)

n.

1. Political independence; autonomy.

2. Popular or representative government; democracy.

3. Self-control.

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self-government

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called: self-rule 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

ˌself-ˈgoverned adj

ˌself-ˈgoverning adj

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self`-gov′ernment

n.

1. government of a state, community, or region by its own people.

2. the condition of being self-governed.

3. self-control.

[1725–35]

self`-gov`erning, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

self-government - government of a political unit by its own people self-determination, self-rule autonomy, liberty - immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence sovereignty - government free from external control local option - freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction home rule - self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

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self-government

noun independence, democracy, sovereignty, autonomy, devolution, self-determination, self-rule, home rule a campaign for more self-government

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self-government

noun

The condition of being politically free:

autonomy, freedom, independence, independency, liberty, sovereignty.

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Translations

self-government

[ˌselfˈgʌvəmənt] N → autonomía f, autogobierno m

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self-government

[ˌsɛlfˈgʌv/ənmənt] n → autogoverno

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self-government

(selfˈgavəmənt) noun

government by the people of the country without outside control. selfregering حُكْم ذاتي самоуправление autonomia samospráva die Selbstregierung selvstyre αυτονομία, αυτοδιάθεσηautonomía, autogobierno (riiklik) omavalitsus دولت شخصي itsehallinto autonomie שִׁלטוֹן עַצמִי स्वशासन, स्वराज्य, स्वायत्त शासन samouprava, samoupravljanje önkormányzat otonom sjálfstjórn autogoverno, autonomia 自治 자치 savivalda pašvaldība pemerintahan sendiri zelfbestuurselvstyresamorząd, autonomia سرمایه autonomia autonomie самоуправление samospráva samostojnost samovlada självstyre รัฐบาลที่ปกครองโดยประชาชนของประเทศตนเอง özerklik, bağımsızlık 自治的 самоврядування اپنی یا عوامی حکومت chính phủ tự trị 自治的

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