self-governance
noun
self-gov·er·nance
ˌself-ˈgə-vər-nən(t)s 
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despite pessimistic predictions, self-governance has worked out well for the former colony
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These investments are essential for economic justice and Indigenous self-governance.
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Oweesta, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the final days of the Paris Commune of 1871, a radical experiment in self-governance and insurrection that started after the nation’s humiliating military loss to Prussia, the Communards realized that their cause had gone up in flames.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Denmark ruled Greenland as a colony until 1953, when the island achieved greater powers of self-governance.
—Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Many were appalled by their government’s support for the Salvadoran military and viewed the self-governance efforts in El Salvador as an admirable model for grassroots democracy.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 Feb. 2025
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Oweesta, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the final days of the Paris Commune of 1871, a radical experiment in self-governance and insurrection that started after the nation’s humiliating military loss to Prussia, the Communards realized that their cause had gone up in flames.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Denmark ruled Greenland as a colony until 1953, when the island achieved greater powers of self-governance.
—Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Many were appalled by their government’s support for the Salvadoran military and viewed the self-governance efforts in El Salvador as an admirable model for grassroots democracy.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-governance
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“Self-governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-governance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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