| 单词 | home rule |
| 释义 | home rule From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhome ruleˌhome ˈrule noun [uncountable]PTGOVERNMENTthe right of a country or area to have its own government and lawsExamples from the Corpushome rule• Politically he was a radical, keenly interested in free trade and home rule.• If the former, then they have to accept that different unions are possible, devolved, home rule, federal.• In Parliament he was a determined opponent of home rule.• In 1878, Congress abolished what remained of home rule and took over the District.• He was mayor of Belfast in 1885-7 and helped co-ordinate the campaign against the home rule bill.• During the home rule crisis in 1885, Harland made secret preparations to withdraw to mainland Britain if the situation became intolerable. |
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