home rule
noun
Meaning
- The rule or government of an appendant or dependent country, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.
- (often used attributively) One of two classes of cities in the U.S. state of Kentucky, with cities under this class practicing home rule.
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