self-rule
Noun

self-rule (uncountable)

  1. Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people.
    Britain resumed direct control of North Ireland after just nine weeks of self-rule.
    • Only two years ago a group of Uighur dissidents were discovered in Xinjiang, planning a province-wide uprising against Chinese rule. The slogan they were using was, "We want self-rule. We don't want to be dominated."
Synonyms Translations
  • Russian: самоуправление



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