self-government en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English government English self-government From self- + government.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The governance of a region by its own populace; autonomy.
The radical party agitated for the region to secede from the confederation and establish self-government.
- (dated, uncountable) Personal self-control.
Synonyms
self-governance · self-rule (political)
Translations (21)
nrf gouvèrnément dé sé (governance of a region by its own populace) · gl goberno autónomo (governance of a region by its own populace) · nb selvstyre (governance of a region by its own populace) · eo memregado (governance of a region by its own populace) · sv självstyre (governance of a region by its own populace) · ga féinrialú (governance of a region by its own populace) · sv autonomi (governance of a region by its own populace) · ga féinrialtas (governance of a region by its own populace) · es autogobierno (governance of a region by its own populace) · pl samorząd (governance of a region by its own populace) · da selvstyre (governance of a region by its own populace) · hi आत्मशासन (governance of a region by its own populace) · el αυτοκυβέρνηση (governance of a region by its own populace) · ga féinriail (governance of a region by its own populace) · lt savivalda (governance of a region by its own populace) · pt governo autônomo (governance of a region by its own populace) · hi स्वराज्य (governance of a region by its own populace) · ru самоуправление (governance of a region by its own populace) · cy hunanlywodraeth (governance of a region by its own populace) · ka თვითმმართველობა (governance of a region by its own populace) · fi itsehallinto (governance of a region by its own populace)