self-government
Example Sentences
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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
Those frustrations built until a 2009 self-government act, approved by three-quarters of Greenland voters, which charted a path for independence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 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
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
The foundation of self-government was that all men were free to voice their opinions and equal in their value as citizens.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
