Definition of self-governing in English:

self-governing

adjective ˌsɛlfˈɡʌv(ə)nɪŋ

1Exercising control over one's own affairs.
Example sentencesExamples
- For the promise of ‘the end of history’ to come true, competent self-governing institutions have to come into being.
- He wanted to have a community that was as self-governing as possible.
- As these atrocities were happening, the self-governing body within the ghetto collected and analysed the information and began preparing for resistance.
- Political thinkers imagined the American family as a factory specifically designed to turn out self-governing citizens - something quite different from what other kinds of families did.
- The Athenians were free men because they were collectively self-governing, although they lacked personal independence and civil liberties, and were expected to sacrifice their pleasures for the sake of the polis.
- The AAUP has consistently held that academic freedom can be maintained only so long as faculty remain autonomous and self-governing.
Synonyms
independent, sovereign, autonomous, non-aligned, free
1. 1.1 (of a British hospital or school) having opted out of local authority control.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Prime Minister's idea was to have a cadre of entrepreneurial, self-governing, independent hospitals operating freely within the NHS.
  As a group of self-governing, state-funded schools, that took bright pupils from state primary schools, they were once a beacon of excellence.
  Local authorities will play an even bigger role in the admission policies of the new self-governing state schools, it emerged yesterday.
  Direct-grant schools were entirely self-governing and independent, but took pupils funded by the state.
  Schools are now self-governing and what little is left to strategic planning is being hived off to Education Action Zones.
  Staff at Princess Margaret Hospital have been rehearsing and refining their major incident plan since 1993, when the hospital became a self-governing trust.
2. 1.2 (of a former colony or dependency) administering its own affairs.
  Example sentencesExamples
  New Zealand became a self-governing colony of Britain in 1852, and was granted dominion status within the empire in 1907.
  Canada, for instance, was for a hundred years a self-governing dominion within the British Empire.
  The Faroe Islands are a self-governing region of the Kingdom of Denmark.
  When representative government was introduced to Bermuda in 1620, it became a self-governing colony.
  He also dealt with Southern Rhodesia, though it was still officially a self-governing colony.
  The self-governing British colony may legalize casinos, although there is opposition to it.
  It was seen as an historical occasion, marking the first time that soldiers of a self-governing Australian colony were to fight in an imperial war.
  How could a colony be self-governing and still part of the empire?
  Greenland is classified as a self-governing dependency and has been ruled by Denmark since 1721.
  When the federation was terminated, Barbados reverted to its former status as a self-governing colony.
  In 1910 the Union of South Africa, a self-governing dominion within the British Empire, was created.
  Rapid economic development followed, the country becoming the crown colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1911 and a self-governing colony in 1923.
  As a self-governing Dominion within the British Empire, New Zealand was not technically a sovereign state in 1939.
  Until 1980, Rhodesia was an internally self-governing colony with its own legislature, civil service, armed forces, and police.

Definition of self-governing in US English:

self-governing

adjectiveˌself ˈɡəvərniNG

1Exercising control over one's own affairs.
Example sentencesExamples
- The AAUP has consistently held that academic freedom can be maintained only so long as faculty remain autonomous and self-governing.
- For the promise of ‘the end of history’ to come true, competent self-governing institutions have to come into being.
- Political thinkers imagined the American family as a factory specifically designed to turn out self-governing citizens - something quite different from what other kinds of families did.
- As these atrocities were happening, the self-governing body within the ghetto collected and analysed the information and began preparing for resistance.
- He wanted to have a community that was as self-governing as possible.
- The Athenians were free men because they were collectively self-governing, although they lacked personal independence and civil liberties, and were expected to sacrifice their pleasures for the sake of the polis.
Synonyms
independent, sovereign, autonomous, non-aligned, free
1. 1.1 (of a British hospital or school) having opted out of local authority control.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Local authorities will play an even bigger role in the admission policies of the new self-governing state schools, it emerged yesterday.
  The Prime Minister's idea was to have a cadre of entrepreneurial, self-governing, independent hospitals operating freely within the NHS.
  Direct-grant schools were entirely self-governing and independent, but took pupils funded by the state.
  Staff at Princess Margaret Hospital have been rehearsing and refining their major incident plan since 1993, when the hospital became a self-governing trust.
  Schools are now self-governing and what little is left to strategic planning is being hived off to Education Action Zones.
  As a group of self-governing, state-funded schools, that took bright pupils from state primary schools, they were once a beacon of excellence.
2. 1.2 (of a former colony or dependency) administering its own affairs.
  Example sentencesExamples
  As a self-governing Dominion within the British Empire, New Zealand was not technically a sovereign state in 1939.
  The self-governing British colony may legalize casinos, although there is opposition to it.
  Greenland is classified as a self-governing dependency and has been ruled by Denmark since 1721.
  When representative government was introduced to Bermuda in 1620, it became a self-governing colony.
  How could a colony be self-governing and still part of the empire?
  When the federation was terminated, Barbados reverted to its former status as a self-governing colony.
  The Faroe Islands are a self-governing region of the Kingdom of Denmark.
  In 1910 the Union of South Africa, a self-governing dominion within the British Empire, was created.
  New Zealand became a self-governing colony of Britain in 1852, and was granted dominion status within the empire in 1907.
  Rapid economic development followed, the country becoming the crown colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1911 and a self-governing colony in 1923.
  He also dealt with Southern Rhodesia, though it was still officially a self-governing colony.
  Until 1980, Rhodesia was an internally self-governing colony with its own legislature, civil service, armed forces, and police.
  Canada, for instance, was for a hundred years a self-governing dominion within the British Empire.
  It was seen as an historical occasion, marking the first time that soldiers of a self-governing Australian colony were to fight in an imperial war.

单词	self-governing
释义	Definition of self-governing in English: self-governing adjective ˌsɛlfˈɡʌv(ə)nɪŋ 1Exercising control over one's own affairs. Example sentencesExamples For the promise of ‘the end of history’ to come true, competent self-governing institutions have to come into being. He wanted to have a community that was as self-governing as possible. As these atrocities were happening, the self-governing body within the ghetto collected and analysed the information and began preparing for resistance. Political thinkers imagined the American family as a factory specifically designed to turn out self-governing citizens - something quite different from what other kinds of families did. The Athenians were free men because they were collectively self-governing, although they lacked personal independence and civil liberties, and were expected to sacrifice their pleasures for the sake of the polis. The AAUP has consistently held that academic freedom can be maintained only so long as faculty remain autonomous and self-governing. Synonyms independent, sovereign, autonomous, non-aligned, free 1.1 (of a British hospital or school) having opted out of local authority control. Example sentencesExamples The Prime Minister's idea was to have a cadre of entrepreneurial, self-governing, independent hospitals operating freely within the NHS. As a group of self-governing, state-funded schools, that took bright pupils from state primary schools, they were once a beacon of excellence. Local authorities will play an even bigger role in the admission policies of the new self-governing state schools, it emerged yesterday. Direct-grant schools were entirely self-governing and independent, but took pupils funded by the state. Schools are now self-governing and what little is left to strategic planning is being hived off to Education Action Zones. Staff at Princess Margaret Hospital have been rehearsing and refining their major incident plan since 1993, when the hospital became a self-governing trust. 1.2 (of a former colony or dependency) administering its own affairs. Example sentencesExamples New Zealand became a self-governing colony of Britain in 1852, and was granted dominion status within the empire in 1907. Canada, for instance, was for a hundred years a self-governing dominion within the British Empire. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing region of the Kingdom of Denmark. When representative government was introduced to Bermuda in 1620, it became a self-governing colony. He also dealt with Southern Rhodesia, though it was still officially a self-governing colony. The self-governing British colony may legalize casinos, although there is opposition to it. It was seen as an historical occasion, marking the first time that soldiers of a self-governing Australian colony were to fight in an imperial war. How could a colony be self-governing and still part of the empire? Greenland is classified as a self-governing dependency and has been ruled by Denmark since 1721. When the federation was terminated, Barbados reverted to its former status as a self-governing colony. In 1910 the Union of South Africa, a self-governing dominion within the British Empire, was created. Rapid economic development followed, the country becoming the crown colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1911 and a self-governing colony in 1923. As a self-governing Dominion within the British Empire, New Zealand was not technically a sovereign state in 1939. Until 1980, Rhodesia was an internally self-governing colony with its own legislature, civil service, armed forces, and police. Definition of self-governing in US English: self-governing adjectiveˌself ˈɡəvərniNG 1Exercising control over one's own affairs. Example sentencesExamples The AAUP has consistently held that academic freedom can be maintained only so long as faculty remain autonomous and self-governing. For the promise of ‘the end of history’ to come true, competent self-governing institutions have to come into being. Political thinkers imagined the American family as a factory specifically designed to turn out self-governing citizens - something quite different from what other kinds of families did. As these atrocities were happening, the self-governing body within the ghetto collected and analysed the information and began preparing for resistance. He wanted to have a community that was as self-governing as possible. The Athenians were free men because they were collectively self-governing, although they lacked personal independence and civil liberties, and were expected to sacrifice their pleasures for the sake of the polis. Synonyms independent, sovereign, autonomous, non-aligned, free 1.1 (of a British hospital or school) having opted out of local authority control. Example sentencesExamples Local authorities will play an even bigger role in the admission policies of the new self-governing state schools, it emerged yesterday. The Prime Minister's idea was to have a cadre of entrepreneurial, self-governing, independent hospitals operating freely within the NHS. Direct-grant schools were entirely self-governing and independent, but took pupils funded by the state. Staff at Princess Margaret Hospital have been rehearsing and refining their major incident plan since 1993, when the hospital became a self-governing trust. Schools are now self-governing and what little is left to strategic planning is being hived off to Education Action Zones. As a group of self-governing, state-funded schools, that took bright pupils from state primary schools, they were once a beacon of excellence. 1.2 (of a former colony or dependency) administering its own affairs. Example sentencesExamples As a self-governing Dominion within the British Empire, New Zealand was not technically a sovereign state in 1939. The self-governing British colony may legalize casinos, although there is opposition to it. Greenland is classified as a self-governing dependency and has been ruled by Denmark since 1721. When representative government was introduced to Bermuda in 1620, it became a self-governing colony. How could a colony be self-governing and still part of the empire? When the federation was terminated, Barbados reverted to its former status as a self-governing colony. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing region of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1910 the Union of South Africa, a self-governing dominion within the British Empire, was created. New Zealand became a self-governing colony of Britain in 1852, and was granted dominion status within the empire in 1907. Rapid economic development followed, the country becoming the crown colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1911 and a self-governing colony in 1923. He also dealt with Southern Rhodesia, though it was still officially a self-governing colony. Until 1980, Rhodesia was an internally self-governing colony with its own legislature, civil service, armed forces, and police. Canada, for instance, was for a hundred years a self-governing dominion within the British Empire. It was seen as an historical occasion, marking the first time that soldiers of a self-governing Australian colony were to fight in an imperial war.
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