| 释义 |
home rule
noun
1.
a. : self-government especially with regard to local and internal legislation by the inhabitants of a dependent or federated country or territory or colony
< split the Liberal party over the issue of home rule for Ireland — C.J.Friedrich >
specifically Britain : dominion status
b. : the political theory or principle of self-government
2.
a. : partial municipal autonomy granted to some cities whereby they are authorized to frame their own charters and manage their own affairs within limits set by the state especially as to taxation, finance, police, and education
b. : limited authority granted by a state to a county especially with regard to the determination of its organizational structure |