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noun

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

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Origin of home rule

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby home rule

home range, Homeric, Homeric laughter, homeroom, home row, home rule, home ruler, home run, Homer, Winslow, homeschool, home-schooler

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How to use home rule in a sentence

That officer fretting about his “stance,” we learn, is plagued by PTSD that cripples him both on the job and at home.
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So, Islamized teaching sends girls back home for marriage and housework, and remains exclusively for boys.
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Meanwhile, almost exactly 30 years after the trial, the judge left his home to board a steamboat and was never heard from again.
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Obviously, the first obligation of all liberal democratic governments is to enforce the rule of law.
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The FBI raided his home in 2000 with an affidavit questioning his use of $200,000 from his white supremacist fundraising.
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It was with a feeling of relief on both sides that the arrival of Mr. Haggard, of the Home Office, was announced.
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All elements of expression modify each other, so that no mere rule can cover all cases.
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As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
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In the entrance hall of the Savoy, where large and lonely porters were dozing, he learnt that she was at home.
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He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”
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British Dictionary definitions for home rule (1 of 2)

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

British Dictionary definitions for home rule (2 of 2)

Home Rule

noun

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

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home rule

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British Dictionary definitions for home rule (1 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for home rule (2 of 2)