Thesaurus / self-governing
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It followed from the decision of the council that the English Church in a self-governing colony is a voluntary association.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 9, SLICE 4VARIOUSIt was stipulated that these should be fully self-governing, but there was no definition whatever of this phrase.
THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY: BEING A PLAIN HISTORY OF LIFE AND MANKINDHERBERT GEORGE WELLSAn autocracy would no doubt have been admissible as a fully self-governing democracy with a franchise limited to one person.
THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY: BEING A PLAIN HISTORY OF LIFE AND MANKINDHERBERT GEORGE WELLSMost of the British self-governing colonies are to-day great States, well able to defend themselves from overseas attack.
THE CRIME AGAINST EUROPEROGER CASEMENTIn a self-governing community, it probably will not do a great injustice to either party for any length of time.
CONSUMERS AND WAGE-EARNERSJ. ELLIOT ROSSIt was thus that the first freely elected parliament of a self-governing people in the Western World came into existence.
THE THREE CHARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDONVIRGINIA 350TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CORPORATIONHere Penn proposed to found a state, free and self-governing.
THE HAND OF PROVIDENCEJ. H. WARDIt was, then, within the limits of its jurisdiction, self-governing.
GUILDS IN THE MIDDLE AGESGEORGE RENARDThe future will have to show whether Great Britain and her self-governing colonies consider themselves bound by this statement.
INTERNATIONAL LAW. A TREATISE. VOLUME I (OF 2)LASSA FRANCIS OPPENHEIMIt would have done so, but that jealousy of the great self-governing state swallowed up every other consideration.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOL. 13, NO. 78, APRIL, 1864VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO SELF-GOVERNING
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