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Recent Examples of non-self-governing
The French overseas territory of New Caledonia, which is on the UN list of non-self-governing territories, is a vital component of global energy flows and French industrial strategy.
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
With these layers of oversight, trusteeships are designed to benefit the inhabitants of non-self-governing territories.
—Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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
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While my pitch to Rogers did not lead to any particular path for pursing this cause in a formal way, I was gratified to learn that the Affordable Care Act would cover pre-existing conditions, rendering appeals on the subject moot.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Johnson explains that having footage directly from the subject curbs the need to shoot dramatic reenactments, a waning trope of the true crime genre that has been actually used in retellings of the Shirilla case.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Guerrero Flores returned to the prison in Aragua on murder and other convictions in 2013, when Venezuela’s crisis began and corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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As a result, the Navajo became economically dependent upon government subsidies.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.—
Aaron Rothstein,
wsj.com,
3 Apr. 2023
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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 Jun. 2026.
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