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self-government

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


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But that’s not the only point: perhaps its most important mission is to prepare citizens for the monumentally important - and difficult - task of self government.

From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2018

However, the first minister insisted her party was about self government and was not insular.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2017

In the 1990s under President Yeltsin there was more self government of regions.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2014

“Parliamentary decisions about taxing and spending are a central element of democratic self government under the constitution,” Andreas Vosskuhl, president of the court said in the ruling.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 7, 2011

Under American rule local self government, accompanied by several elective offices, has been established in many towns.

From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper




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