home rule
noun
self-government in local matters by a city, province, state, colony, or the like.
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home rule
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home rule
1
British
noun
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self-government, esp in domestic affairs
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government the partial autonomy of cities and (in some states) counties, under which they manage their own affairs, with their own charters, etc, within the limits set by the state constitution and laws
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the partial autonomy sometimes granted to a national minority or a colony
Home Rule
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British
noun
Etymology
Origin of home rule
First recorded in 1855–60
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A Danish colony until 1953, Greenland gained home rule 26 years later and is contemplating eventually loosening its ties with Denmark.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953, and did not gain home rule until 1979, however Copenhagen continued to oversee the healthcare system, before Greenland took responsibility in 1992.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Are there any other issues besides home rule and statehood that you’ll want to focus on?
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2024
They had no choice but to pursue home rule, even at risk of fracturing or destroying their own party.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
If we can stand up to the fleet, then we can secure home rule, the first in the Americas.
From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover
The aspiring writer was not as active in the Home Rule campaign, which sought to restore self-government to Ireland, as some of his friends from student years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
This is already happening in Washington, where the Home Rule Act of 1973, which gave the city limited self-government, allows Congress oversight.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
As Schwalb explained, the Home Rule Act allows the president to enlist “services” from MPD “for federal purposes”; it does not let him or his appointees command MPD themselves, even in an emergency.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
Mayor Karen Bass, is invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act that places the Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
The old warrior, sword in hand, is making his way slowly along the narrow and perilous wall of Home Rule.
From The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature by Frederic Taber Cooper
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