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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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
Example Sentences
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"We have always worked towards independence when we got home rule in 1979 and more independence in 2009."
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
But Denmark granted it home rule in 1979, and its 57,000 inhabitants retain the right to vote for independence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
We are a federal enclave; we have home rule, but it’s limited.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2025
They had no choice but to pursue home rule, even at risk of fracturing or destroying their own party.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
Their rebellion came about as a sequel to the unjust and dishonest handling of home rule.
From The Invisible Censor by Francis Hackett
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
Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against the administration for its “unlawful actions” in violating the Home Rule Act of 1973, which granted the city partial autonomy.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
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
In 1886 he adhered to Mr Chamberlain in opposition to Irish Home Rule, but this difference did not diminish his influence even among those Liberals and Nonconformists who adopted the Gladstonian standpoint.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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