self-govern

verb

To govern autonomously, without the overseeing of another governing body.

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Meanings

verbself-govern (third-person singular simple present self-governs, present participle self-governing, simple past and past participle self-governed)

present singular third person self-governs · participle present self-governing · participle past self-governed · past self-governed

  1. To govern autonomously, without the overseeing of another governing body.

    In recent weeks, Buffett had repeatedly expressed concerns over the future of Taiwan, the self-governed democratic island where TSMC is based.

    2023 May 16, Michelle Toh, “Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells entire stake in TSMC”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2023

Origin

From self- + govern.

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Translations

Polish samorządzić
  • samorządzićTranslations
Spanish autogobernarse
  • autogobernarseTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

self-govern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-govern

MLA

“self-govern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-govern. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-govern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-govern.

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