Non-self-governing


[self-guhv-ernd, self-] /ˌsɛlfˈgʌv ərnd, ˈsɛlf-/

adjective
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.

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