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self-government

[self-guhv-ern-muhnt, -er-muhnt, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈgʌv ərn mənt, -ər mənt, ˈsɛlf- /


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This is already happening in Washington, where the Home Rule Act of 1973, which gave the city limited self-government, allows Congress oversight.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Danes returning after the war found a population that wanted self-government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Greenland, which has a population of 57,000 people, has had extensive self-government since 1979, though defence and foreign policy remain in Danish hands.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

The opposing argument begins with a simple intuition: In a society defined by self-government, as America is, there is no such thing as citizenship without consent.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

Osborne’s shortcoming, as Lawes saw it, was that he gave prisoners too much self-government too fast—and that some of what he gave should never be given at all.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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