self-rule

English Thesaurus

1. government of a political unit by its own people (noun.state)

hypernym	:	autonomy, liberty,
definition	:	immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence (noun.state)

hyponym	:	sovereignty,
definition	:	government free from external control (noun.state)

hyponym	:	local option,
definition	:	freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction (noun.state)

hyponym	:	home rule,
definition	:	self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government (noun.state)