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  • 11well-governed — /ˈwɛl gʌvənd/ (say wel guvuhnd) adjective 1. (of an organisation, nation, etc.) governed skilfully. 2. (of behaviour) controlled. Also, (especially in predicative use), well governed /wɛl ˈgʌvənd/ (say wel guvuhnd) …

  • 12Self-governed — is a commonly used term in software agent technology and Service oriented architecture (SOA). An autonomous execution entity, that can operate without relying on any north boundClarifyme|date=April 2008 components or services. The entity… …

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  • 13self-governed — self governing, adj. /self guv euhrnd, self /, adj. 1. governed by itself or having self government, as a state or community; independent. 2. self regulating; self determining. 3. exercising self restraint or self control. [1700 10] Syn. 1.… …

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  • 14be governed by — index obey Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15not easily governed — index intractable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16self-governed — index sovereign (independent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17self-governed — /ˈsɛlf gʌvənd/ (say self guvuhnd) adjective governed by itself, or having self government, as a state or community; independent. –self governing, adjective …

  • 18self-governed — adjective Date: 1709 1. not influenced or controlled by others 2. exercising self control …

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  • 19well-governed — adj. * * * …

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  • 20consent of the governed — noun A political theory in which a government or set of governments could only be deemed legitimate if it is supported by the people under which it exercises its political influence …

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