self-government
noun
self-gov·ern·ment
ˌself-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt
-ˈgə-vᵊm-ənt
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: government under the control and direction of the inhabitants of a political unit rather than by an outside authority
broadly
: control of one's own affairs
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