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self-government

[ self-guhv-ern-muhnt, -er-muhnt, self- ]

noun

  1. control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
  2. the condition of being self-governed.


self-government

noun

  1. the government of a country, nation, etc, by its own people
  2. the state of being self-controlled
  3. an archaic term for self-control
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢蝉别濒蹿-藞驳辞惫别谤苍别诲, adjective
  • 藢蝉别濒蹿-藞驳辞惫别谤苍颈苍驳, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of self-government1

First recorded in 1725鈥35
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It had to be thus, because populism is liberal democracy鈥檚 sinister cousin, bearing just enough resemblance to legitimate self-government to be deceptively dangerous.

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Conservative peer and former Brexit negotiator Lord Frost said such a move would amount to "selling out this country's self-government to a foreign court".

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Roberts cited vague notions of 鈥渟elf-government鈥 as the driving force in his desire for the United States to confront China.

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Vance ignored the fact that GOP idol Ronald Reagan repeatedly insisted that "America is freedom" and that what defines America is not an ethnicity but that "we believe in our capacity for self-government."

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This system of self-government is dysfunctional and leads to "harmful power dynamics, acts of violence and conflicts between inmates", Bujakera said.

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