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self-governed
[self-guhv-ernd, self-]
adjective
governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
Synonyms:Antonyms:self-regulating; self-determining.
exercising self-restraint or self-control.
Other Word Forms
- self-governing adjective
- nonself-governing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-governed1
Example Sentences
Chinese state media reported that Xi warned Washington that it should handle Taiwan "with caution" to avoid conflict, just days after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said China posed an "imminent" threat to the self-governed island.
The title of “happiest place in Asia,” also coincides with increasing military threats from China, which claims the self-governed island as a part of its territory.
And as a self-governed group breaking into two opposing sides: the very savage and the not so savage . . . yet, the boys were mostly numb to the death of Piggy, until they were rescued or, in other words, "caught."
China claims the self-governed Taiwan as part of its territory, and has not ruled out the use of force over it.
China sees self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country, and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve this.
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