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Home-rule

Definition: Home-rule refers to the granting of significant governing authority to a local government or community by a central authority.

Noun:

Sense 1: The power or right of a local government or community to govern itself autonomously.

Example sentence 1: The city council voted in favor of implementing home-rule to have more control over local tax policies.

Example sentence 2: The citizens fought for home-rule in order to have a greater say in the decision-making processes affecting their community.

Adjective:

Sense 1: Relating to or characteristic of a municipality that has home-rule.

Example sentence 1: The home-rule charter allowed the town to establish and enforce its own local ordinances.

Example sentence 2: The home-rule status of the city empowered its residents to govern their own affairs independently of the state government.

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