self-rule

Example Sentences

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"The issue of self-rule is one of the major problems between the two sides."

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Ruled by the Danish-Norwegian union from 1721, and by Denmark alone from 1814, Greenland established its own Parliament in 1979 and achieved self-rule within the Danish kingdom in 2009.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The Dalai Lama has advocated a "middle way" to resolve the status of Tibet - genuine self-rule for Tibet within China.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

As patriots readied for battle and loyalists clung to the British crown, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense,” a fiercely persuasive pamphlet that united Colonists to fight against monarchy in the name of self-rule.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

Recovery was upended in the last quarter of 2000 with the outbreak of violence, which triggered tight Israeli closures of Palestinian self-rule areas and severely disrupted trade and labor movements.

From The 2004 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency