self governing[adjective]Synonyms: democratic, popular, self-ruling
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ˌself-ˈgoverning adjective a country or organization that is self-governing is controlled by its own members rather than by someone from another country or organization:
self-governing states—self-government noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲