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home rule

home rule noun: the rule or government of an appendant or dependent country or subnational territory, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country or territory itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country. Also the ellipsis of home rule class.

Noun (1)

home rule (uncountable)

  1. The rule or government of an appendant or dependent country or subnational territory, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country or territory itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.
    • One of the controversial aspects of the initiative is that it attacks the right of cities to home rule in the area of gay rights, Schook stated, adding that many Coloradans—regardless of their views toward gay rights—resent the possibility that the state could override local ordinances.1991 December 15, Dawn Schmitz, “Putting Gay Rights To A Popular Vote”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 22, page 6
    1. (especially, historical) Self-government of the island of Ireland.

Noun (2) capitalized: Home Rule

Home Rule (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of home rule.

Proper noun capitalized: Home Rule

Home Rule

  1. A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Also used as

home rule is also the ellipsis of home rule class.

home rule meaning in Hindi and Gujarati

home rule in Hindi

home rule
स्वराज svarāj, आत्मशासन ātmaśāsan

home rule in Gujarati

home rule
સ્વરાજ svarāj

Forms of home rule

alternative formHome Rule

Words formed from home rule

Questions about home rule

What does home rule mean?
Home rule means the rule or government of an appendant or dependent country or subnational territory, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country or territory itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.
What is home rule in Hindi?
Home rule in Hindi is स्वराज (svarāj), आत्मशासन (ātmaśāsan). See Home rule meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is home rule?
Home rule can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near home rule in the dictionary

  1. home ranges
  2. home remedies
  3. home remedy
  4. home row
  5. home rows
  6. home rule
  7. home rule class
  8. home ruler
  9. home rulers
  10. home run
  11. home runs

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