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self-policing
self-policing adj. 
/ˌsɛlfˈpliːsɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˌsɛlfpᵿˈliːsɪŋ/
, /ˌsɛlfpᵿˈliːsɪŋ//ˌsɛlfˈpliːsɪŋ/U.S. /ˌsɛlfpəˈlisɪŋ/
that controls or regulates itself, without external intervention./ˌsɛlfpəˈlisɪŋ/ΚΠ
1901 Independent (N.Y.) 17 Jan. 160/2 The author tends very distinctly to the self government or self policing view of college administration.
1955 G. Gorer Exploring Eng. Char. xv. 296 The English character became, to a very marked degree, ‘self-policing’.
2006 Dazed & Confused Dec. 162 There's also a strong self-policing element where users join together to ensure that everyone is working for the common good.
self-policing
self-policing n. /ˌsɛlfˈpliːsɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˌsɛlfpᵿˈliːsɪŋ/
, /ˌsɛlfpᵿˈliːsɪŋ//ˌsɛlfˈpliːsɪŋ/U.S. /ˌsɛlfpəˈlisɪŋ/
control or regulation of itself or oneself, without external intervention./ˌsɛlfpəˈlisɪŋ/ΚΠ
1933 Times 7 June 11/1 They hope that the provision for the ‘self-policing’ of industries will obviate the necessity for the exercise of his extraordinary powers by the President.
1977 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 125 450/1 Self-policing by the data storage industry is simply not an adequate safeguard.
2011 N.Y. Times Mag. 13 Nov. 31/2 A man so egotistical that careful self-policing would never really enter into the realm of consideration.
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