self-rulenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌselfˈruːl/us/ˌselfˈruːl/the act of a country, a part of a country, or a nation choosing its own government and controlling its own activities
See also
self-government
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- autonomy
- client state
- colonial
- crown colony
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- independence
- Independence Day
- nationalism
- nationalist
- neocolonialism
- self-government
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
- the free world
See more results »