Meaning of self-rule | Babel Free
Definitions
Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people.
Equivalents
Dansk
selvstyre
Ελληνικά
αυτοκυβέρνηση
Esperanto
memregado
Suomi
itsehallinto
Français
autoadministration
Gaeilge
féinriail
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਸ੍ਵਰਾਜ
Русский
самоуправление
Svenska
självstyre
Examples
“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."”
“Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned a security summit Friday that "Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow", as concerns grow⟳ that China could invade democratic, self-ruled Taiwan.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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