Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Political independence; autonomy.
- noun Popular or representative government; democracy.
- noun Self-control.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The government of one's self; self-control.
- noun The government of a nation, province, district, or town by itself, either in all points or in certain particulars (as local affairs).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command.
- noun Hence, government of a community, state, or nation by the joint action of the mass of people constituting such a civil body; also, the state of being so governed; democratic government; democracy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
governance of aregion by its ownpopulace ;autonomy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun government of a political unit by its own people
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Examples
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The following year, in one of its many articles calling for an end to Italian immigration, the Saturday Evening Post argued that because southern Italians were part African, they were “incapable of self-government and totally devoid of initiative and creative ability.”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Dancers were allowed only to exhibit “self-control and self-government” in their movements.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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They have to do with the importance of limited government and with the blessing of self-government.
A State of the Union response or a 2012 match-up? Jennifer Rubin 2011
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The idea isn't just to make money -- though that will be nice -- but to repair and nurture the sense of community involvement, debate and local allegiance that is at the core of the American experiment in democratic self-government.
Howard Fineman: Newark's Story -- and Ours Howard Fineman 2011
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They have to do with the importance of limited government; and with the blessing of self-government.
Full text: GOP's prepared response to Obama's State of the Union speech 2011
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During those early years of our national experiment with self-government, Tocqueville saw this principle as enjoying "universal acceptance" in America.
James Bacchus: Can We Still See and Serve Our True National Self-Interest? James Bacchus 2011
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The idea isn't just to make money -- though that will be nice -- but to repair and nurture the sense of community involvement, debate and local allegiance that is at the core of the American experiment in democratic self-government.
Howard Fineman: Newark's Story -- and Ours Howard Fineman 2011
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The Department of State advocated establishing a framework for restoring German democratic self-government within a broader program of rehabilitating Europe.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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The idea isn't just to make money -- though that will be nice -- but to repair and nurture the sense of community involvement, debate and local allegiance that is at the core of the American experiment in democratic self-government.
Howard Fineman: Newark's Story -- and Ours Howard Fineman 2011
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During those early years of our national experiment with self-government, Tocqueville saw this principle as enjoying "universal acceptance" in America.
James Bacchus: Can We Still See and Serve Our True National Self-Interest? James Bacchus 2011
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