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• s  (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• Much of Singapore still bears the influence of the British, who first laid claim to the island in 1819 and ruled it until 1959, when it was made a self-governing state of the .
• Like all federally recognized tribes, the Agua Caliente is a self-governing entity and thus generally exempt from state and local laws.
• In California, hounded by sheriffs and labor contractors, exploited, haunted by starvation, they spend one pleasant period in a Government camp, a self-governing oasis unloved by .

• autonomous
• independent
• sovereign

News & Articles

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• Los Gatos' Las Cumbres community celebrates 40 years
  LOS GATOS -- Start at the Lexington Reservoir and climb up Black Road for four and a half miles, winding around 40 switchback curves, past Christmas tree farms and views of the valley floor 3000 feet below. If you're lucky you'll find Las Cumbres, a self-governing mountain community off Skyline Highway.
  June 18, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
• Britain presses territories on tax action before G8 summit
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron will press its overseas tax havens to sign up to an international transparency treaty in London on Saturday, hoping to bolster British credibility ahead of next week's G8 summit. Britain is looking to ensure its self-governing regions, some of which are world-leading tax havens, are taking action to improve information sharing before Cameron meets ...
  June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Viktor Yushchenko in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  I believe that, as if by the gift of God, as a historical truth and justice, a national self-governing church will be established in Ukraine,Yushchenko said at the start of a prayer service marking the 1,020th anniversary of Ukraine's and...
• Vice President Dick Cheney in Bloomberg
  Later, in brief comments to reporters after his meeting with Maliki, Cheney said the two leaders had "talked about the way ahead in terms of our mutual efforts to help build an Iraq that is safe and secure, self-governing and free of the threats of...
• David Ahenakew in CTV.ca
  The federal and provincial governments' response to a legitimate decision made by self-governing nations indicates their lack of respect for our processes and procedures that have been approved by our elected leaders,Ahenakew said in the release.