Verb
self-govern (third-person singular simple present self-governs, present participle self-governing, simple past and past participle self-governed)
To govern autonomously, without the overseeing of another governing body.
Bosnia has been facing a dual challenge: to rebuild the infrastructure, and to finish the transition from self-govern socialism to liberal market capitalism. Source: Internet
The Canary Islands obtained the right to self-govern in 1912. Source: Internet