About The Word Self-government
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Self-government
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What's The Definition Of Self-government?
[n] government of a country by its own people
Synonyms | Synonyms for Self-government: self-determination | self-rule Related Terms | Find terms related to Self-government: See Also | autonomy | home rule | liberty | local option | sovereignty Self-government In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. Hence, government of a community, state, or nation by the
joint action of the mass of people constituting such a
civil body; also, the state of being so governed;
democratic government; democracy.
It is to self-government, the great principle of
popular representation and administration, -- the
system that lets in all to participate in the
councels that are to assign the good or evil to all,
-- that we may owe what we are and what we hope to
be. --D. Webster.
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