self-rule

Example Sentences

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A 1973 law expanded self-rule in the nation’s capital, letting D.C. residents elect a mayor and city council with legislative powers.

From Washington Times

Palestinians have limited self-rule in the West Bank, where their lives and movement remain tightly controlled by Israel.

From Washington Post

A 1973 law expanded self-rule in the nation’s capital, allowing D.C. residents to elect a mayor and council with legislative powers.

From Washington Times

That was after Taiwanese voters elected a government that Beijing suspected of wanting to take Taiwan from self-rule to full independence.

From Seattle Times

Both are West Bank settlers averse to Palestinians' self-rule - let alone their hopes of statehood.

From Reuters