home rule
noun
: self-government or limited autonomy in internal affairs by a dependent political unit (such as a territory or municipality)
Examples of home rule in a Sentence
The citizens petitioned for home rule.
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Although Greenland gained home rule in 1979, Copenhagen still controls its foreign and defense policy and contributes just under $1 billion to its economy.
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Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
This authority applies to both home rule and non-home rule municipalities and ensures that municipalities wishing to retain this revenue source may do so without interruption.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, with home rule.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
This authority applies to both home rule and non-home rule municipalities and ensures that municipalities wishing to retain this revenue source may do so without interruption.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, with home rule.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20rule. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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