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单词 self-governing
释义

self-governing

adjective

self-gov·​ern·​ing ˌself-ˈgə-vər-niŋ How to pronounce self-governing (audio)
: having control or rule over oneself
specifically : having self-government : autonomous

Synonyms

  • autonomous
  • free
  • freestanding
  • independent
  • self-governed
  • self-ruling
  • separate
  • sovereign
  • sovran
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Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

self-governing

adjective

self-gov·​ern·​ing
ˈself-ˈgə-vər-niŋ
: being governed by its own members or citizens
a self-governing island

self-governing

adjective

1
as in independent
not being under the rule or control of another she left home and became entirely self-governing and financially independent at the age of 18

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • independent
  • autonomous
  • sovereign
  • separate
  • self-governed
  • democratic
  • self-ruling
  • freestanding
  • free
  • liberated
  • sovran
  • empowered
  • freeborn
  • emancipated
  • enfranchised
  • freed
  • republican
  • delivered
  • released
  • redeemed
  • manumitted
  • unsupervised
  • unconquered
  • unruled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dependent
  • subject
  • unfree
  • nonautonomous
  • non-self-governing
  • subjugated
  • conquered
  • subordinate
  • bound
  • enslaved
  • captive
  • subdued
  • fettered
  • subservient
  • inferior
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2
as in democratic
of, relating to, or favoring political democracy a self-governing nation that could be a role model for other countries in the region

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • democratic
  • republican
  • self-ruling
  • representative
  • popular
  • libertarian
  • nontotalitarian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nondemocratic
  • undemocratic
  • autocratic
  • monarchical
  • tyrannical
  • monarchic
  • monarchial
  • dictatorial
  • despotic
  • tyrannic
  • monarchal
  • autocratical
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