单词 | self-governing |
释义 | self-governing/ˌsɛlfˈɡʌv(ə)nɪŋ![]() adjective 1Exercising control over one’s own affairs, in particular: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; self-legislating, self-determining 1.1(Of a British hospital or school) having opted out of local authority control.Direct-grant schools were entirely self-governing and independent, but took pupils funded by the state....
1.2(Of a former colony or dependency) administering its own affairs.Rapid economic development followed, the country becoming the crown colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1911 and a self-governing colony in 1923....
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