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## Examples of *self-rule* in a Sentence

the newly created United States opted for

*self-rule*rather than monarchy
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*self-rule*to more than 40 million people, the whole world feels the blow. —Lloyd J. Austin Iii,*Foreign Affairs*, 1 Nov. 2024 The Palestinians secured limited*self-rule*in Gaza and parts of the occupied West Bank through the 1993 Oslo agreements. —Jon Gambrell,*Los Angeles Times*, 22 Sep. 2024 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## Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

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“Self-rule.” *Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary*, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-rule. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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self-rule

nounˈsel-ˈfrül

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