Found 2 items, similar to self-government.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: self-government self-government n : government of a country by its own people [syn: self-determination, self-rule]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Self-government Self-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 constituting such a civil body; also, the state of being so governed; democratic government; democracy. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]