as in pure democracy
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Recent Examples of home rule
Voters that year modernized the state’s governing document in so many ways taken for granted today, such as home rule powers of cities and counties or the requirement for an annual 60-day session of the Legislature.
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Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Staff presented two possibilities: adopt the 1% local grocery tax or increase Naperville’s home rules sales tax by 0.25%.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
And the product of a bygone era, Wholesale Laundry was decided before home rule was solidified in New York.
—Paul Sonn, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
The City Council approved a home rule petition last Friday that would waive a special election if Fernandes Anderson were to resign more than 180 days before the November general election, as required by the city charter.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
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Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Staff presented two possibilities: adopt the 1% local grocery tax or increase Naperville’s home rules sales tax by 0.25%.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
And the product of a bygone era, Wholesale Laundry was decided before home rule was solidified in New York.
—Paul Sonn, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
The City Council approved a home rule petition last Friday that would waive a special election if Fernandes Anderson were to resign more than 180 days before the November general election, as required by the city charter.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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