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as in democratic
of, relating to, or favoring political democracy
having rid itself of the yoke of colonialism, the new nation chose to be a self-ruling state
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as in independent
not being under the rule or control of another
was granted special status as a self-ruling province
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Recent Examples of self-ruling
In recent years, Beijing has ramped up economic, diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan – a self-ruling democracy the Chinese Communist Party claims as its own despite having never governed it.
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Eric Cheung, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
In a meeting earlier with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Raisi expressed support for China's crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong and claim to self-ruling democratic Taiwan.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2023
Eric Cheung, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
In a meeting earlier with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Raisi expressed support for China's crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong and claim to self-ruling democratic Taiwan.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-ruling
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Democrats are meeting with him; Pennsylvanian Democratic Sen. John Fetterman seems irritated at those in his party who make no effort to cooperate with the president-elect; and there seems to be a growing country-wide détente toward Trump, creating in him further overconfidence.—
Richard E. Vatz,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Rotunda painting of General Washington giving up power, Lincoln's Bible, acts of heroism in service of democratic ideals, nourishment from the past to the present.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2025
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The inspectors general are independent watchdogs within agencies who investigate and disclose waste, fraud and abuse.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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Trump has expressed an interest in making Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, part of the United States.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump has reiterated his desire to buy Greenland, and refused to rule out using military or economic coercion to achieve his goal of controlling the autonomous territory of Denmark. .—
Juhohn Lee,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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Saudi sovereign wealth funds have taken large stakes in American businesses while also looking at sports as well.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Last year, BlackRock's head of bitcoin and crypto said sovereign wealth funds are showing interest in bitcoin alongside wild speculation that Qatar's sovereign wealth fund was exploring buying bitcoin.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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In a separate but related case, a federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday issued a temporary restraining order against the administration's efforts to freeze payments in response to a challenge brought by Democratic attorneys general in 22 states and the District of Columbia.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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In a separate case relating to the same directive, U.S. District Judge George O’Toole in Boston issued a temporary restraining order on Jan. 26 preventing federal prison officials from transferring a transgender inmate, who identifies as a woman but is biologically male, to a men’s facility.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Self-ruling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-ruling. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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