Self-governing and Stand-alone

Self-governing adjective - Not being under the rule or control of another.

Stand-alone and self-governing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stand-alone" instead an adjective phrase "Self-governing".

Stand-alone adjective - Capable of operating independently.

Self-governing and stand-alone are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Self-governing" instead an adjective phrase "Stand-alone".