self-policing

self-po lic ing ▶noun the process of keeping order or maintaining control within a community without accountability or reference to an external authority. ▶adjective (of a community ) independently responsible for keeping and maintaining order: as long as the Internet community was relatively small, it could be self-policing.

self-policing

self-policing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of keeping order or maintaining control within a community without accountability or reference to an external authority. ▶adjective (of a community ) independently responsible for keeping and maintaining order.