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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Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.
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Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, with home rule.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Councilor Erin Murphy, during the day’s Council meeting, had introduced a home rule petition to increase the residential exemption to 40%.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 11 Dec. 2024
The Illinois Constitution provides a pathway for home rule municipalities to adopt recall ordinances, yet Chicago has failed to act.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, with home rule.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Councilor Erin Murphy, during the day’s Council meeting, had introduced a home rule petition to increase the residential exemption to 40%.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 11 Dec. 2024
The Illinois Constitution provides a pathway for home rule municipalities to adopt recall ordinances, yet Chicago has failed to act.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20rule. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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