as in pure democracy
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Recent Examples of home rule
The prospect of federal intervention in D.C., which has operated under limited home rule since 1973, would mark a dramatic departure from decades of precedent.
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Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Mayor Wu has tried, via home rule petition, to shift more of Boston’s property tax burden onto commercial properties.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 June 2025
In 1979, Greenlanders voted on home rule, which removed control of their daily affairs from the Danish Parliament.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
As the campaign over home rule heats up with billboards and signs sprouting up along Interstate 25 and other places in Douglas County, the political temperature is rising as well.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
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Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Mayor Wu has tried, via home rule petition, to shift more of Boston’s property tax burden onto commercial properties.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 June 2025
In 1979, Greenlanders voted on home rule, which removed control of their daily affairs from the Danish Parliament.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
As the campaign over home rule heats up with billboards and signs sprouting up along Interstate 25 and other places in Douglas County, the political temperature is rising as well.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home rule
pure democracy
Noun
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In their rankings, 100 is a pure democracy and zero indicates a dictatorship.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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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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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20rule. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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