self-governing

Example Sentences

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Taiwan and China’s claims on the self-governing island didn’t come up the last time Trump and Xi met in South Korea, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Greenland's natural resources, including potential vast rare earths deposits vital to the AI boom, have attracted attention since US President Donald Trump showed interest in the Danish self-governing territory.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

During Greenland’s elections last year, voters gave first place to Demokraatit, a center-right pro-business party that has never held power but is strongly opposed to an American takeover of the self-governing territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The territory is largely self-governing, with control of foreign affairs and defence retained by Copenhagen.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Indigenous peoples of what came to be called the Americas were citizens of self-governing nations.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz