self-govern

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ govern.

Verb

self-govern (third-person singular simple present self-governs, present participle self-governing, simple past and past participle self-governed)

  1. To govern autonomously, without the overseeing of another governing body.
    • 2023 May 16, Michelle Toh, “Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells entire stake in TSMC”, in CNN Business‎[1]:
      In recent weeks, Buffett had repeatedly expressed concerns over the future of Taiwan, the self-governed democratic island where TSMC is based.

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