self-governing
Example Sentences
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All these paths to influencing the Constitution are vital to our ability to function as a self-governing republic of equal citizens.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Taiwan and China’s claims on the self-governing island didn’t come up the last time Trump and Xi met in South Korea, U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Rubio, addressing reporters at the White House, said he was sure that Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping would discuss Taiwan, the self-governing democratic island claimed by Beijing.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
For weeks, Trump has spoken about his desire to acquire Greenland, a largely self-governing territory of Denmark.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Indigenous peoples of what came to be called the Americas were citizens of self-governing nations.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
