home rule

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But Denmark granted it home rule in 1979, and its 57,000 inhabitants retain the right to vote for independence.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Local leaders have protested the move, calling it an unprecedented intrusion on home rule.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

In 1979, a referendum on home rule gave Greenland control of most policies within the territory, with Denmark retaining control over foreign affairs and defence.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Serrott agreed, finding that the law was only designed to prevent cities from exercising home rule.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

The first step was to apply to every parish, for the parish there is our ward, and something more, for it has a far greater measure of home rule.

From My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year by Train, George Francis