home rule
noun
: self-government or limited autonomy in internal affairs by a dependent political unit (such as a territory or municipality)
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The citizens petitioned for home rule.
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The territory, considered the largest island in the world, has enjoyed home rule for close to five decades.
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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Local power brokers and electeds turned out at Union Market last week to fête the 50th anniversary of D.C. home rule.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
On the local level, the Boston City Council on Wednesday is set to reintroduce a home rule petition that would similarly shift the fee to the party, lessor or tenant who hired the broker.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Greenland attained home rule, including its own parliament, in 1979, and took on even greater political autonomy following a 2008 referendum.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Local power brokers and electeds turned out at Union Market last week to fête the 50th anniversary of D.C. home rule.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
On the local level, the Boston City Council on Wednesday is set to reintroduce a home rule petition that would similarly shift the fee to the party, lessor or tenant who hired the broker.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Greenland attained home rule, including its own parliament, in 1979, and took on even greater political autonomy following a 2008 referendum.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20rule. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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