自治権(じちけん)

じちけん
noun
right of self-governance; autonomy
1. right of self-governance; autonomy
The legal or political right of a region, group, or institution to govern itself independently.
住民(じゅうみん)は自治権(じちけん)を求(もと)めている。
The residents are demanding self-governance.
その地域(ちいき)には広(ひろ)い自治権(じちけん)が認(みと)められている。
That region is granted broad autonomy.
大学(だいがく)の自治権(じちけん)は憲法(けんぽう)で保障(ほしょう)されている。
University autonomy is guaranteed by the constitution.
植民地(しょくみんち)の人々(ひとびと)は長年(ながねん)にわたって自治権(じちけん)の獲得(かくとく)のために闘(たたか)ってきた。
The people of the colony fought for years to obtain the right of self-governance.

Composed of 自治(じち) (self-governance) + 権(けん) (right). Used in political, legal, and academic contexts to discuss the right of communities, regions, or institutions to manage their own affairs without external control.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 自治権(じちけん)を認(みと)める: recognize the right to self-governance
  • 自治権(じちけん)を求(もと)める: demand autonomy
  • 自治権(じちけん)を獲得(かくとく)する: obtain autonomy
  • 自治権(じちけん)の拡大(かくだい): expansion of autonomy
  • 地方(ちほう)自治権(じちけん): local autonomy

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 自治(じち): self-governance (the concept itself, without the "right" nuance)
  • 自主権(じしゅけん): sovereignty, independence (broader)
  • 自律(じりつ): self-regulation, autonomy (often personal or organizational)
  • 独立(どくりつ): independence (complete separation, stronger than autonomy)
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