self-governed — index sovereign (independent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-governed — self governing, adj. /self guv euhrnd, self /, adj. 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. [1700 10] Syn. 1.… … Universalium
self-governed — /ˈsɛlf gʌvənd/ (say self guvuhnd) adjective governed by itself, or having self government, as a state or community; independent. –self governing, adjective …
self-governed — adjective Date: 1709 1. not influenced or controlled by others 2. exercising self control … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-governed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : not influenced or controlled by others 2. : exercising self control … Useful english dictionary
self-determination — self′ determina′tion n. 1) freedom to live as one chooses, or to act or decide without consulting others 2) gov freedom of a people to determine the way in which they shall be governed and whether or not they shall be self governed • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
Self — Self, n.; pl. {Selves}. 1. The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-government — /self guv euhrn meuhnt, euhr meuhnt, self /, n. 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. 3. self control. [1725 35] * * * … Universalium
self-government — self gov′ernment n. 1) gov government of a state, community, or region by its own people 2) gov the condition of being self governed 3) self control • Etymology: 1725–35 self gov erning, adj … From formal English to slang
self-gov|erned — «SEHLF GUHV uhrnd», adjective. 1. having self government: »a self governed state. 2. governing one s own actions or affairs; independent. 3. marked by or exercising self control … Useful english dictionary