self-governingn.
/ˌsɛlfˈɡʌvənɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfˈɡʌvn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈɡəvərnɪŋ/ Somewhat rare.
The action or quality of governing oneself; autonomy; freedom of action, decision, or government.
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society > authority > rule or government > autonomy > [noun]
autonomy1591
self-governing1619
self-government1647
self-rulea1683
autarchy1691
autocracy of the people1792
self-management1809
self-control1812
self-governance1848
Home Rule1858
autonomism1867
merdeka1947
1619 W. Wiseman Christian Knight sig. Kk4 My Lord..wee..tend not to thee, but daily pull from thee... What a mirrour is this, that thou hast giuen mee to see my selfe by.., and to fly selfe-gouerning as a mortall enemy.
1702 M. Hole Antidote against Infidelity 82 His Material Man is not endowed with the Divine Qualities of Reasoning, Judging, Self-governing, and Determining.
1846 W. Fitzgerald Some Suggestions Better Govt. Ireland 45 Those who disapprove..may wish things in Ireland to remain as they are, or propose a better system of self-governing.
2011 J. Millbank in B. Haddock et al. Evil in Contemp. Polit. Theory ii. 18 To assert the pure self-governing of the finite entity..is also to deny what sustains its bounds and specific substance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
self-governingadj.
/ˌsɛlfˈɡʌvənɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfˈɡʌvn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈɡəvərnɪŋ/ Of a person or body: acting or existing independently. In later use: spec. (of a state, institution, etc.) administering its own affairs without external direction or intervention; autonomous.In quot. 1659: involving self-control.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [adjective] > self-sufficient > not dependent on another for a living
self-sufficient1596
independent1729
self-governing1845
society > authority > rule or government > autonomy > [adjective] > possessed of autonomy
self-ruling1645
self-directing1655
autonomical1659
autonomous1673
self-governed1780
self-controlled1781
autonomic1810
autonomistica1870
self-governing1880
1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 55 Armed knight true staie of commonwealth Selfe gouerning in goodly temperaunce.
1659 R. Baxter Holy Commonw. vii. 194 Every man hath a self-propriety or interest, and a self Governing Power.
1779 Church of Eng. Vindic. App. 18 Ideas of..good and bad, right and wrong.., must exist as rules of action in the mind of every self-moving, self-directing, and self-governing rational.
1845 J. S. Mill in Edinb. Rev. 81 511 For two centuries, the Scottish peasant..has been a reflecting, an observing, and therefore naturally a self-governing, a moral and a successful human being.
1880 A. Todd Parl. Govt. in Brit. Colonies iv. i. 161 Matters affecting the internal administration of a self-governing colony.
1923 G. L. Beer Afr. Questions at Paris Peace Conf. i. vii. 62 The self-governing white Dominions of the British Commonwealth refuse to admit Indian immigrants.
1989 Health Care Financing Rev. (Nexis) 10 (Suppl.) 49 The British Government is now proposing to transform NHS hospitals into self-governing NHS-trusts.
2011 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 7 Apr. 78/1 The east now has a series of self-governing city councils.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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