non-self-governing

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Recent Examples of non-self-governing With these layers of oversight, trusteeships are designed to benefit the inhabitants of non-self-governing territories. Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for non-self-governing
Adjective
  • The best Canon cameras for astrophotography are tested by expert staff and freelance contributors who know their subject areas inside and out.
    Kimberley Lane, Space.com, 4 July 2025
  • The extremes of avoiding the subject and daily thoughts of mortality, like most extremes, are bad strategies.
    Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • This will be especially important if the company wants to ship AI smart glasses — which are heavily dependent on quality AI performance and accuracy — to compete with the likes of Meta and Google.
    Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • But Trump’s tariff policies have put economic strain on a region that’s heavily dependent on trade with Mexico.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.
    Aaron Rothstein, wsj.com, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.
    Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 14 May 2021

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“Non-self-governing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non-self-governing. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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