If a country or region has home rule, it has its own independent government and laws.
He was an early supporter of Home Rule for Ireland and Scotland.
home rule in British English
noun
1.
self-government, esp in domestic affairs
2. US government
the partial autonomy of cities and (in some states) counties, under which they manage their own affairs, with their own charters, etc, within the limits set by the state constitution and laws
3.
the partial autonomy sometimes granted to a national minority or a colony
Home Rule in British English
noun
self-government for Ireland: the goal of the Irish Nationalists from about 1870 to 1920
home rule in American English
the administration of the internal affairs of a country, colony, district, city, etc., granted to the citizens who live in it by a superior governing authority or state; local self-government
Examples of 'home rule' in a sentence
home rule
This time the question of home rule cannot be skirted or deferred.