self-governing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌself-ˈgoverning adjective PGINDEPENDENT COUNTRY OR ORGANIZATIONa country or organization that is self-governing is controlled by its own members rather than by someone from another country or organization 〔国家、组织〕自治的，自己管理的 self-governing states 自治州 —self-government noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
self-governing• Many of the larger communities felt they would be better off if they were self-governing.• In order to stimulate competition, large hospitals were encouraged to become self-governing.• While they exist to serve public purposes, they are self-governing and only subject to a limited state control.• In further education, it devolves power from local authorities to local self-governing boards.• The Orthodox Church is composed of 23 self-governing churches that emerged from the Byzantine Empire.• The Orthodox Church is composed of 23 self-governing churches.• The farmers are members of a small self-governing co-operative group.• Each of these was built along the Babylonian model, as a self-governing fragment of the fallen Judean kingdom.• Parents have criticised the move as a tactic to wreck their self-governing move.• The health authority has agreed to hear a presentation on self-governing trusts at its next meeting on Monday.• Regional authorities face the chop and a smaller number of new committees will keep an eye on the self-governing trusts.ˌself-ˈgoverning adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus organization that country a controlled is is self-governing or
self-governing
ˌself-ˈgoverning
adjective
a country or organization that is self-governing is controlled by its own members rather than by someone from another country or organization:
self-governing states
—self-government noun [uncountable]
ˌself-ˈgoverning
adjectivea country or organization that is self-governing is controlled by its own members rather than by someone from another country or organization:
—self-government noun [uncountable]