Self-government is the right or the system of a country or organisation to run itself, instead of being run from outside. People ask for self-government; a region may win self-government.

Self-government is the right or the system self-government 是一種權利或制度： a country or organisation一個國家或組織 to run itself自己管理自己， instead of being run from outside而不是被外面的人管。 People人們 ask for self-government要求自治； a region一個地區 may win self-government可能贏得自治。

It is a formal political noun — newspapers, history books, speeches. The matching adjective is self-governing.

It is a formal political noun它是正式的政治名詞—— newspapers, history books, speeches報紙、歷史書、演講裡的字。 The matching adjective配套的形容詞 is self-governing是 self-governing。

Though actually, older English also used self-government for a person ruling their own behaviour, close to self-control. You may still find that in old writing. In today's news, it almost always means a people or a group in charge of their own affairs, not one person being well-behaved.

Though actually不過， older English比較舊的英文 also used self-government也把 self-government 用在 for a person ruling their own behaviour一個人管住自己的行為上， close to self-control意思接近 self-control。 in old writing在舊的文字裡， You may still find that你仍可能遇到它。 In today's news在今天的新聞裡， it almost always means它幾乎都是指 a people or a group一個民族或一群人 in charge of their own affairs掌管自己的事務， not one person being well-behaved不是指一個人守規矩。

It also does not, by itself, tell you whether that government is kind or free; it only tells you that the governing is coming from inside.

It also does not, by itself, tell you它本身也沒有告訴你 whether that government is kind or free那個政府仁不仁慈、自不自由； it only tells you它只告訴你 that the governing治理 is coming from inside是從內部來的。