Self-government

  • 1SELF-GOVERNMENT — SELF GOVERNME L’expression «self government» peut être définie comme le «gouvernement du pays par le pays». Au niveau des nations soumises à un lien de dépendance coloniale, elle signifiera que celles ci assument désormais la responsabilité des… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2Self-government — Self gov ern*ment, n. 1. The act of governing one s self, or the state of being governed by one s self; self control; self command. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, government of a community, state, or nation by the joint action of the mass of people… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3self-government — /selfɡɔvernmənt, ingl. ˌsɛlfˈɡʌvə(n)mJnt/ [vc. ingl., da self «sé stesso» e government «governo»] s. m. inv. governo autonomo, autogoverno …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 4self-government — [self′guv′ərn mənt] n. government of a group by the action of its own members, as in electing representatives to make its laws self governing adj …

    English World dictionary

  • 5self-government — /sɛlf gʌvənmənt/, it. /sɛlf gɔvernment/ locuz. ingl. [comp. di self sé, sé stesso e government governo ], usata in ital. come s.m. (polit.) [istituto originario del diritto inglese che consiste nella facoltà, concessa a enti locali, associazioni …

    Enciclopedia Italiana

  • 6self-government — index freedom, home rule, liberty, suffrage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 7self-government — noun uncount a situation in which a country or region is governed by its own people, not by people from outside …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8self-government — n. 1) to grant self government 2) to enjoy self government * * * [ˌself gʌvənmənt] to enjoy self government to grantself government …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 9self-government — N UNCOUNT Self government is government of a country or region by its own people rather than by others …

    English dictionary

  • 10self-government — noun 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 …

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