home rule
noun
: self-government or limited autonomy in internal affairs by a dependent political unit (such as a territory or municipality)
Examples of home rule in a Sentence
The citizens petitioned for home rule.
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Foreign policy played a secondary, but still important, role in the demise of the Liberal Party when the question of home rule for Ireland led Ulster Unionists to feel betrayed.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
This kind of top-down, one-size-fits-all mandate — one driven by misunderstanding or political vendettas — doesn’t belong in a state that prides itself on home rule.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
All three referendums asking voters for home rule powers also passed last year in Richton Park, Roselle and Glencoe.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Although Greenland gained home rule in 1979, Copenhagen still controls its foreign and defense policy and contributes just under $1 billion to its economy.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
This kind of top-down, one-size-fits-all mandate — one driven by misunderstanding or political vendettas — doesn’t belong in a state that prides itself on home rule.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
All three referendums asking voters for home rule powers also passed last year in Richton Park, Roselle and Glencoe.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Although Greenland gained home rule in 1979, Copenhagen still controls its foreign and defense policy and contributes just under $1 billion to its economy.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20rule. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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