self-governed

self-governed
/self'guv"euhrnd, self"-/, adj.
1. governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
2. self-regulating; self-determining.
3. exercising self-restraint or self-control.
[1700-10]
Syn. 1. autonomous.
Ant. 1. dependent.

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