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.

uncountable

Equivalents

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.”

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