self-rule
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self-rule
(sĕlf′ro͞ol′)n.
Self-government.
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self-rule
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the government of a country, nation, etc by its own people. Also called: self-government
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| Noun | 1. | self-rule - government of a political unit by its own people sovereignty - government free from external control local option - freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction home rule - self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government |
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