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self-governed

[self-guhv-ernd, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈgʌv ərnd, ˈsɛlf- /


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Returning from his Beijing summit with the Chinese leader, the president said that “nothing’s changed” in the U.S. policy toward the democratic, self-governed island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

He also told Trump that Washington should be "prudent" when supplying weapons to the self-governed island which China has long claimed.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

“We’re a sovereign nation. We’re a self-governed tribe. We want to take care of ourselves because we know how to take care of ourselves,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

He was also able to conduct and tour with the Vienna Philharmonic, an elite, self-governed contingent of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra.

From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

The countries self-governed, or forming parts of American republics, embraced in 1900 all of the continental mainland south of the United-States-Canadian boundary, together with Alaska, Cuba, San Domingo and Haiti, and Porto Rico.

From North America by Israel C. (Cook) Russell




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