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HOME RULE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("home rule" is a kind of...):
self-determination; self-government; self-rule (government of a political unit by its own people)