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Recent Examples of home rule
Without home rule, Maher said, the village lacks the authority to implement a tax on truck traffic to help maintain the roads.
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
If approved by the City Council, the home rule petition would need to be signed by Mayor Michelle Wu and approved by the state Legislature.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
How judicial selection works under DC home rule In Washington, D.C., two different commissions have handled judicial selection and oversight since 1970.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
Although Denmark oversees foreign and defense policy, Greenland has steadily expanded its self-rule since gaining home rule in 1979.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
If approved by the City Council, the home rule petition would need to be signed by Mayor Michelle Wu and approved by the state Legislature.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
How judicial selection works under DC home rule In Washington, D.C., two different commissions have handled judicial selection and oversight since 1970.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
Although Denmark oversees foreign and defense policy, Greenland has steadily expanded its self-rule since gaining home rule in 1979.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home rule
pure democracy
Noun
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In their rankings, 100 is a pure democracy and zero indicates a dictatorship.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Which is what a pure democracy is. House representatives and senators are now majority-elected.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orange County Register,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20rule. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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