" self-government "

1: government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation;

  * e.g., " ... self-government implies faith in the wisdom and essential goodness of the people "

•  Synonyms : 

•  democracy,

•  republic,

•  self-rule

•  Antonyms : 

•  dependence,

•  heteronomy,

•  subjection,

•  unfreedom

2: the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions;

  * e.g., " ... steely self-government was all that kept her from lashing out at the rude customer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  continence,

•  restraint,

•  self-command,

•  self-containment,

•  self-control,

•  self-discipline,

•  self-mastery,

•  self-possession,

•  self-restraint,

•  will,

•  willpower

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the state of being free from the control or power of another;

  * e.g., " ... championed self-government for the nation's indigenous peoples "

•  Synonyms : 

•  autonomy,

•  freedom,

•  independence,

•  independency,

•  liberty,

•  self-determination,

•  self-governance,

•  sovereignty

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)