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In recent years, however, the number of Catalans who believe that this sort of institutional reform is feasible has dwindled; ever larger numbers of people believe that only full sovereignty would be a viable safeguard of Catalan home rule.
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Diego Muro, Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2014
As the seat of Greenland’s home rule government, Nuuk is the world’s northernmost capital of a constituent state, sitting just north of Iceland’s Reykjavik.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Even if the home rule law isn't chipped away, a GOP Congress will scratch at liberal D.C. priorities.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
Voters were shooting down a proposal for the county to elect a charter commission to generally revise the county's home rule charter and frame and submit to the voters a revised charter, according to unofficial results.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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Diego Muro, Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2014
As the seat of Greenland’s home rule government, Nuuk is the world’s northernmost capital of a constituent state, sitting just north of Iceland’s Reykjavik.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Even if the home rule law isn't chipped away, a GOP Congress will scratch at liberal D.C. priorities.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
Voters were shooting down a proposal for the county to elect a charter commission to generally revise the county's home rule charter and frame and submit to the voters a revised charter, according to unofficial results.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20rule. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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