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# home rule

## noun

**:**self-government or limited autonomy in internal affairs by a dependent political unit (such as a territory or municipality)

## Examples of *home rule* in a Sentence

The citizens petitioned for

*home rule*.
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*home rule*charter amendment that edits an employment definition for some parish workers, and a security tax for a Stonebridge crime prevention district. —Chelsea Brasted,*Axios*, 17 Oct. 2024 The suspect is on the town council of Mountain View, a 12-block*home rule*municipality in the Denver suburbs, the sheriff’s office confirmed to CBS News Colorado. —Bay Area News Group,*The Mercury News*, 12 Sep. 2024 Lose the Senate to a GOP majority and — with Trump in the Oval Office — say so long to*home rule*, at least in its present form. —Colbert I. King,*Washington Post*, 19 July 2024 The cities argued that the state Legislature violated*home rule*, or the right of local governments to set its own policy, in opposition to the Ohio Constitution home rule amendment. —Cole Behrens,*The Enquirer*, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for*home rule*## Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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## Cite this Entry

“Home rule.” *Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary*, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20rule. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

## Kids Definition

home rule

noun**:**self-government in local affairs by the citizens of a local political unit

## Legal Definition

home rule

noun**:**self-government or limited autonomy in internal affairs by a dependent political unit (as a territory or municipality)

also

**:**the political theory or principle of self-government## More from Merriam-Webster on *home rule*

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