home rule

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noun

self-government in local matters by a city, province, state, colony, or the like.

Origin of home rule

First recorded in 1855–60

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Related Words for home rule

self-determination, self-rule, autonomy, independence, autarchy, self-direction

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Historical Examples of home rule

He's too deeply rooted in his attachment to his Home-Rule scheme.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893
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But that was, of course, before I bolted on the Home-Rule question.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 19, 1887
Various
The Home-Rule plant they would forbid to grow on Irish ground.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, July 9, 1892
Various
Home-Rule—a very solid thing—fully occupies my mind—for the present.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, June 25, 1892
Various
The passion of the South American patriot has been home-rule, but, unfortunately, home-rule has not always meant self-government.
Prowling about Panama
George A. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for home rule

home rule

noun

self-government, esp in domestic affairs

US 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

the partial autonomy sometimes granted to a national minority or a colony

Home Rule

noun

self-government for Ireland: the goal of the Irish Nationalists from about 1870 to 1920

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Word Origin and History for home rule

1860, originally in reference to Ireland, from home (n.) + rule (n.).