as in pure democracy
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Recent Examples of home rule
This kind of top-down, one-size-fits-all mandate — one driven by misunderstanding or political vendettas — doesn’t belong in a state that prides itself on home rule.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
All three referendums asking voters for home rule powers also passed last year in Richton Park, Roselle and Glencoe.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Although Greenland gained home rule in 1979, Copenhagen still controls its foreign and defense policy and contributes just under $1 billion to its economy.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Without home rule, Maher said, the village lacks the authority to implement a tax on truck traffic to help maintain the roads.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
All three referendums asking voters for home rule powers also passed last year in Richton Park, Roselle and Glencoe.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Although Greenland gained home rule in 1979, Copenhagen still controls its foreign and defense policy and contributes just under $1 billion to its economy.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Without home rule, Maher said, the village lacks the authority to implement a tax on truck traffic to help maintain the roads.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home rule
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Which is what a pure democracy is. House representatives and senators are now majority-elected.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orange County Register,
14 Oct. 2024
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Though hardly a pure democracy — a hereditary emir wields decisive authority — Kuwait has an independent and democratically elected 50-member National Assembly, whose powers are limited but real.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
18 June 2024
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20rule. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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