self-government

Example Sentences

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Before this month, only three disapproval resolutions had ever succeeded in the 50-year history of D.C.'s limited self-government.

From Washington Post

Or will fear of being painted as “anti-police,” or disagreement with certain police revisions specific to the D.C. bill, push them away from defending D.C. self-government?

From Washington Post

“The American experiment in self-government gives work and purpose to each generation.”

From Seattle Times

To start a dialogue on interim self-government for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, in accordance with Ukrainian law, and acknowledge their special status by parliamentary resolution.

From Reuters

Not so long ago, the country trembled because the civil rights movement properly recognized that the right to vote is a foundation of democratic self-government.

From Salon