self-government
noun/ˌself ˈɡʌvənmənt/
/ˌself ˈɡʌvərnmənt/
[uncountable]- the government or control of a country or an organization by its own people or members, not by others
- Senegal achieved self-government in 1958 and full independence in 1960.
- There have been demands for a wider measure of regional self-government.
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