SELF-GOVERNMENT


Meaning of SELF-GOVERNMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt, -ˈgə-v ə m-ənt ]

noun

Date: 1654

1. : self-control , self-command

2. : government under the control and direction of the inhabitants of a political unit rather than by an outside authority ; broadly : control of one's own affairs

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.