self-rule

noun

Examples of self-rule in a Sentence

the newly created United States opted for self-rule rather than monarchy
Recent Examples on the Web The framers of the Constitution were brilliant in understanding that if their quest for self-rule was to succeed, a system of checks and balances would be required to avoid aggregation of power. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2024 Even in some Burman-majority regions, the idea of de facto self-rule is gaining momentum, and local communities, organizations, and armed resistance groups are starting to put the administrative building blocks in place. Richard Horsey, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2024 In the medium term, if Israel hopes to rely on its Arab partners in Gaza to provide security, coordinate and fund reconstruction, and equip a new generation of Palestinian leaders with the skills needed to govern, Israel must tangibly commit to Palestinian self-rule and eventual statehood. TIME, 22 Apr. 2024 In doing so, Israel would be fulfilling the ultimate purpose of Zionism, which is Jewish self-rule — neither rule by others nor rule over others. Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024 That agreement, between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, was meant to lay the foundation for a two-state solution and establish Palestinian self-rule. Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024 Under interim peace deals from a generation ago, the self-rule government was meant to expand and eventually run a future Palestinian state. Julia Frankel, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2024 When Chen Shui-bian, the Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate, won Taiwan’s presidential election in 2000, many supporters of self-rule for Taiwan were elated by his surprise victory. Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024 The integrity of the Constitution, America’s egalitarian ideals, and our very national experiment in self-rule will be on the ballot in November. Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-rule was in 1660

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“Self-rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-rule. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

self-rule

noun
ˈsel-ˈfrül
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