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单词 self-government
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self-governmentn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈɡʌvnm(ə)nt/, /ˌsɛlfˈɡʌvəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈɡəvər(n)mənt/
Forms: see self- prefix and government n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, government n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + government n. Compare earlier self-governed adj., self-governing n., self-governing adj.
1. Self-control, self-command. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > [noun] > restraint or control of one's self or emotions
regiment1483
self-government1622
chastisement1849
1622 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VI. xvii. 266 The perfections of speculation doe not argue the inward powers of selfe-gouernment.
1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 47 His natural Faculty of Self-Government impaired by Habits of Indulgence.
1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. iii. ix. 258 The Difficulty of Self-Government and Self-Possession arises from the Difficulty of a thorough Self-Acquaintance.
1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. xiii. 246 He had but sense and self-government enough left to prevent his stabbing to the heart the audacious villain.
1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer xi. 128 Intensity of Achilles... Any degree of self-government is a wonder, when exercised over such volcanic forces.
1920 Q. Jrnl. Univ. N. Dakota Oct. 49 If he does not think himself thru to conclusions he lacks self-government from an intellectual point of view.
2000 G. Binder & R. Weisberg Lit. Crit. of Law iv. 315 The idea of equality..requires of all the highest degree of moral self-government.
2. Administration by a state, institution, etc., of its own affairs without external direction or intervention; autonomy.
ΘΚΠ
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
1647 tr. Supreme Power Christian States Vindicated vii. 247 How happy this Ecclesiasticke selfe-government is without the Magistrates inspection, may bee seen in Popery.
1798 T. Jefferson in F. Lieber Civil Liberty (1853) 205 (note) The residuary rights are reserved to their (the American States) own self-government.
1870 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Gleanings 2nd Ser. 4 The towns gained charters of self-government.
1886 A. V. Dicey England's Case against Home Rule ii. 22 Home Rule does not mean Local Self-Government.
1937 B. E. C. Dugdale A. J. Balfour iv. 63 It was to the address of Joseph Chamberlain that Mr. Gladstone framed his proposals to ‘consider’ the question of Irish self-government.
1979 Maclean's (Toronto) 11 June 12/3 The Dene, who want self-government, refuse to recognize the territorial level of government..imposed on them by Ottawa.
2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard Introd. 4 Jamaica moved..from the protection of the British Crown to self-government.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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