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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces;
- Example: "an autonomous judiciary"
- Example: "a sovereign state"
[syn: autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

self-governing
    adj 1: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces;
           "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn:
           autonomous, independent, self-governing,
           sovereign]