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adjective. 1. governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent. 2. self-regulating; self-determining. 3. exercising self-restraint or self-control. SYNONYMS 1. autonomous. ANTONYMS 1. dependent.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective self-governed. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition. of or relating to a country, organization, or system in which leaders are chosen or decisions are made by voting. The country eventually returned to democratic rule. Synonyms. self-governing, popular, republican,
Synonyms for SELF-GOVERNMENT: democracy, republic, self-rule, sovereignty, autonomy, pure democracy, home rule, self-determination; Antonyms of SELF-GOVERNMENT: tyranny, dictatorship, monarchy, despotism, totalitarianism, monocracy, gratification, indulgence
self-government. noun. /ˌself ˈɡʌvənmənt/. /ˌself ˈɡʌvərnmənt/. [uncountable] the government or control of a country or an organization by its own people or members, not by others. Senegal achieved self-government in 1958 and full independence in 1960.
Synonyms for SELF-GOVERNED: independent, autonomous, sovereign, separate, self-governing, freestanding, democratic, sovran; Antonyms of SELF-GOVERNED: dependent, subject, unfree, nonautonomous, subjugated, enslaved, conquered, bound.
Self-governed definition: governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.. See examples of SELF-GOVERNED used in a sentence.
