home rule
Example Sentences
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But Denmark granted it home rule in 1979, and its 57,000 inhabitants retain the right to vote for independence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953, and then became a county of Denmark, before gaining home rule in 1979.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
To repeal home rule, they would have to pass a law through Congress.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2024
They had no choice but to pursue home rule, even at risk of fracturing or destroying their own party.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
That made the thing quite unacceptable to all Cubans whose aim was the independence of the island or even genuine autonomy and home rule.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Willis Fletcher Johnson
