self-govern
verbEtymology From self- + govern.
1
To govern autonomously, without the overseeing of another governing body.
- In recent weeks, Buffett had repeatedly expressed concerns over the future of Taiwan, the self-governed democratic island where TSMC is based.2023 May 16, Michelle Toh, “Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells entire stake in TSMC”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2023:
- Related terms
- governor, self-governing