Self-government

Synonyms for "self-government" (108 found)

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Noun(1 words)
self-rule

Strong matches (32)

Related words (54)

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Translations

19 translations across 16 languages.

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Danish

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  • selvstyre noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Esperanto

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  • memregado noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Finnish

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  • itsehallinto noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Galician

1 entries
  • goberno autónomo noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Georgian

1 entries
  • თვითმმართველობა noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Greek

1 entries
  • αυτοκυβέρνηση noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Irish

3 entries
  • féinriail noun (governance of a region by its own populace)
  • féinrialtas noun (governance of a region by its own populace)
  • féinrialú noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • savivalda noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Norman

1 entries
  • gouvèrnément dé sé noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • selvstyre noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Polish

1 entries
  • samorząd noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • governo autônomo noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Russian

1 entries
  • самоуправление noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Spanish

1 entries
  • autogobierno noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Swedish

2 entries
  • autonomi noun (governance of a region by its own populace)
  • självstyre noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

Welsh

1 entries
  • hunanlywodraeth noun (governance of a region by its own populace)

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In his own farewell address, George Washington wrote that self-government is the underpinning of our safety, prosperity, and liberty, but "from different causes and from different quarters much pains will be taken…to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth."

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Self-government for the Solomon Islands came in 1976 and independence two years later.

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The radical party agitated for the region to secede from the confederation and establish self-government.

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