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Meaning of self-government | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The governance of a region by its own populace; autonomy.
    uncountable
  2. Personal self-control.
    dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski samouprava самоуправа
Dansk selvstyre
Deutsch Selbstregierung
Ελληνικά αυτοδιοίκηση αυτοκυβέρνηση
Esperanto memregado
Español autogobierno
Suomi itsehallinto
Français self-government
Gaeilge féinriail féinrialtas féinrialú
हिन्दी स्वराज्य
Hrvatski samouprava самоуправа
Bahasa Indonesia otonomi swatantra
日本語 自治
ქართული თვითმმართველობა
한국어 자치
Kurdî otonomî
Lietuvių savivalda
Polski samorząd
Português governo autônomo
Русский самоуправление
Српски samouprava самоуправа
Svenska autonomi självstyre
Українська самоврядування

Examples

“The radical party agitated for the region to secede from the confederation and establish self-government.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

self-gratification self-guilt self-handicap self-harm self-harmer self-hate

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