1. Noun

   1.

   self-government; autonomy

2. 2.

   local (governmental) autonomy

3. Wikipedia definition

   3.

   Self-governance

Example sentences

• ロシアや中国は多くの自治区を持ちます。

  Russia and China have many autonomous regions.

• 自治体はゴミ処理問題に頭を抱えている。

  The municipal government is at their wits' end concerning the garbage problem.