self-governance
noun
self-gov·er·nance
ˌself-ˈgə-vər-nən(t)s 
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despite pessimistic predictions, self-governance has worked out well for the former colony
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That line from reporting to lawmaking is the central artery of democratic self-governance.
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The Editors, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Agua Caliente reservation, like other Native American and Cahuilla reservations, was ostensibly an autonomous space where the Tribe would have sovereignty over its own affairs and could conduct self-governance.
—Michael Albertus, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Their agreement, which promised to bring Palestinian self-governance to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, was hailed as a historic step toward peace in the region.
—Johanna Berkman, airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024
The Lede Photographs by Myriam Boulos / Magnum The American Ambassador to Syria at the start of the uprising believes that the U.S. could still help give Syrians a fighting chance at stable self-governance.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
Read More: Without Indigenous History, There Is No U.S. History
The Agua Caliente reservation, like other Native American and Cahuilla reservations, was ostensibly an autonomous space where the Tribe would have sovereignty over its own affairs and could conduct self-governance.
—Michael Albertus, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Their agreement, which promised to bring Palestinian self-governance to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, was hailed as a historic step toward peace in the region.
—Johanna Berkman, airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024
The Lede Photographs by Myriam Boulos / Magnum The American Ambassador to Syria at the start of the uprising believes that the U.S. could still help give Syrians a fighting chance at stable self-governance.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Self-governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-governance. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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