单词 | home-ruled |
释义 | home-ruledadj. Of a colony, dependent country, etc.: governed by its own citizens; self-governed. Cf. Home Rule n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [adjective] > relating to devolution home-ruled1871 devolutionary1896 devolutionist1968 1871 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 3 Oct. With the example of Canada before his eyes—with the example of Nova Scotia—with the example of half a dozen other home-ruled territories under the British Crown. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 June 2/1 To detach from Home-Ruled Ireland..the counties of Down and Antrim. 1900 Contemp. Rev. Sept. 330 He held the doctrine, common to all Russians and most Imperialists everywhere, that the liberties of Home Ruled communities must be and should be subordinate to the supreme interests of the Empire. 1953 Life 4 May 157/1 The blacks..suspecting a home-ruled federation would bring unabashed white supremacy, have steadily opposed the idea. 2005 P. H. Merkl Rift between Amer. & Old Europe iii. 116 The coalition..was desperately looking forward to devolving the overwhelming security problems onto a nominally home-ruled government. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1871 |
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