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self-government

self-gov·ern·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [self guhv-ern-muh nt, ‐er-muh nt]
    • /sɛlf ˈgʌv ərn mənt, ‐ər mənt/
    • /self ˈɡʌvənmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self guhv-ern-muh nt, ‐er-muh nt]
    • /sɛlf ˈgʌv ərn mənt, ‐ər mənt/

Definitions of self-government word

  • noun self-government control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government. 1
  • noun self-government the condition of being self-governed. 1
  • abbreviation SELF-GOVERNMENT self-control. 1
  • noun self-government law: political autonomy 1
  • uncountable noun self-government Self-government is government of a country or region by its own people rather than by others. 0
  • noun self-government the government of a country, nation, etc, by its own people 0
See all 8 definitions of self-government

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Origin of self-government

First appearance:

before 1725
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1725-35

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Parts of speech for Self-government

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-government

self-government popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for self-government

noun self-government

  • abolitionism — the principle or policy of abolition, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.
  • autonomy — Autonomy is the ability to make your own decisions about what to do rather than being influenced by someone else or told what to do.
  • citizenship — If you have citizenship of a country, you are legally accepted as belonging to it.
  • discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • domestication — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
All 16 Synonyms of self-government

Related words

  • autonomy

    Autonomy is the ability to make your own decisions about what to do rather than being influenced by someone else or told what to do.

  • black nationalism

    a movement advocating the establishment of a separate black nation within the U.S.

  • home rule

    self-government in local matters by a city, province, state, colony, or the like.

  • proprietary colony

    any of certain colonies, as Maryland and Pennsylvania, that were granted to an individual or group by the British crown and that were granted full rights of self-government.

  • self-

    Self- is used to form words which indicate that you do something to yourself or by yourself.

  • semi-independent

    (of a political entity) having substantial self-government in regard to local matters but subordinate in such external matters as foreign policy; semiautonomous.
All related words to self-government

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