self-governance
noun
self-gov·er·nance
ˌself-ˈgə-vər-nən(t)s 
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Examples of self-governance in a Sentence
despite pessimistic predictions, self-governance has worked out well for the former colony
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In a very real way, like those seminal ideas and documents, academic freedom is directly related to traditions of self-governance and individual liberty.
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Bradford Vivian / Made By History, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024
This should include prioritizing the delivery of humanitarian aid, embarking on a massive reconstruction effort for Gaza and exerting real pressure on Israel to allow Palestinian self-governance in the strip.
—Aden Barton, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
The founders predicated this entrustment of self-governance on a noble Enlightenment idea: that citizens are fundamentally virtuous.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
As with perhaps every other community in this country and across the globe, the greatest challenge Carefree is likely to face going forward is the illegitimate influence of monied interests on our self-governance and all the downstream effects such corruption entails.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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Bradford Vivian / Made By History, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024
This should include prioritizing the delivery of humanitarian aid, embarking on a massive reconstruction effort for Gaza and exerting real pressure on Israel to allow Palestinian self-governance in the strip.
—Aden Barton, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
The founders predicated this entrustment of self-governance on a noble Enlightenment idea: that citizens are fundamentally virtuous.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
As with perhaps every other community in this country and across the globe, the greatest challenge Carefree is likely to face going forward is the illegitimate influence of monied interests on our self-governance and all the downstream effects such corruption entails.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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“Self-governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-governance. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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