home-rule
home rule
noun
self-government in local matters by a city, province, state, colony, or the like.
Origin:
1855–60
1855–60
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| home rule | |
| —n | |
| 1. | self-government, esp in domestic affairs |
| 2. | (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 |
| 3. | the partial autonomy sometimes granted to a national minority or a colony |
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