home rule
Example Sentences
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"We have always worked towards independence when we got home rule in 1979 and more independence in 2009."
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
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
They had no choice but to pursue home rule, even at risk of fracturing or destroying their own party.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024
Serrott agreed, finding that the law was only designed to prevent cities from exercising home rule.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024
It is enough to say that English authority refused to abandon the home rule measure and in April, 1914, Mr. Asquith promised to vindicate the law.
From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis
