home rule
Example Sentences
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A Danish colony until 1953, Greenland gained home rule 26 years later and is contemplating eventually loosening its ties with Denmark.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953, and then became a county of Denmark, before gaining home rule in 1979.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Congress has given D.C. a significant measure of home rule, including control of its police force.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
They had no choice but to pursue home rule, even at risk of fracturing or destroying their own party.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
In spite of the conservative element in England and the British element in Ireland, the modus vivendi of home rule was arranged.
From The Invisible Censor by Francis Hackett
