self-government
Example Sentences
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They want their own right of self-determination and self-government in their Native nations.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
Greenland, home to about 57,000 people, has had extensive self-government since 1979, though defence and foreign policy remain in Danish hands.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
That isn’t the conduct of a movement preparing for responsible self-government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
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
He reigned supreme for half a century and his early offerings, Nabucco included, had plots carefully chosen to whip up the Italian people’s desire for self-government, the movement known as the Risorgimento.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
