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Definition of Self-rule
1. Noun. Government of a political unit by its own people.
Exact synonyms: Self-determination, Self-government
Generic synonyms: Autonomy, Liberty
Specialized synonyms: Sovereignty, Local Option, Home Rule
Generic synonyms: Autonomy, Liberty
Specialized synonyms: Sovereignty, Local Option, Home Rule
Definition of Self-rule
1. Noun. Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-rule
Literary usage of Self-rule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Republic of Republics: Or, American Federal Liberty by Bernard Janin Sage (1881)
"The People never part with self-rule. — I now gladly contrast with the foregoing
errors, the wisdom of the "best minds" of the golden age of Massachusetts, ..."
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