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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
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As the democratic party puts its best foot forward with the Democratic National Convention starting Monday, economic strategists have already begun analyzing party platforms.Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024
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Since those changes the region has remained on edge, governed by a New Delhi appointed administrator and run by bureaucrats with no democratic credentials.Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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Four years later, the Coastal Act established the commission as an independent and permanent agency with the power to review construction and other activities in the coastal zone, which extends from high tide to as much as five miles inland.Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Those schools were, according to former pupils, hotbeds of cruelty and child abuse — an independent investigation in 2005 found evidence of criminal assault at the boys’ school in the 1970s and ’80s — as well as highly traditionalist values.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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However, Tesla plans to start fully autonomous, unsupervised Full Self-Driving in Texas and California next year for its Model 3 and Model Y EVs.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Tesla has staked its financial future on a pivot to autonomous robotaxis, a risky pursuit facing serious regulatory hurdles.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The firm is backed by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since then, Ivanka Trump’s husband and former senior Trump advisor has raised $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s $925 billion sovereign wealth fund and more than $400 million in investments from wealth funds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Related Articles Only 67 votes separate candidates in $1.8 million race for Contra Costa supervisor Elon Musk bet big on Donald Trump.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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On Monday, a Randall County judge ruled in a separate case that DeLao can keep his parental rights over his 1-year-old child with Torres.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Self-ruling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-ruling. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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