home rule
noun
: self-government or limited autonomy in internal affairs by a dependent political unit (such as a territory or municipality)
Examples of home rule in a Sentence
The citizens petitioned for home rule.
Recent Examples on the Web
The suspect is on the town council of Mountain View, a 12-block home rule municipality in the Denver suburbs, the sheriff’s office confirmed to CBS News Colorado.
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
Lose the Senate to a GOP majority and — with Trump in the Oval Office — say so long to home rule, at least in its present form.
—Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The cities argued that the state Legislature violated home rule, or the right of local governments to set its own policy, in opposition to the Ohio Constitution home rule amendment.
—Cole Behrens, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
That’s a perspective not often seen at Florida’s Capitol, and his local government experience is needed to fight the incessant Republican attacks on the home rule power of cities and counties.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
Lose the Senate to a GOP majority and — with Trump in the Oval Office — say so long to home rule, at least in its present form.
—Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The cities argued that the state Legislature violated home rule, or the right of local governments to set its own policy, in opposition to the Ohio Constitution home rule amendment.
—Cole Behrens, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
That’s a perspective not often seen at Florida’s Capitol, and his local government experience is needed to fight the incessant Republican attacks on the home rule power of cities and counties.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20rule. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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