Definition of self-rule in English:
 self-rule
noun ˌsɛlfˈruːlˈˌsɛlf ˈrul
another term for self-government (sense 1)
 Example sentencesExamples
-  They insist on this to protect their self-rule in three northern provinces.
 -  The Statute of Autonomy fell short of the self-rule that Basque nationalism demanded.
 -  The country was not any closer to even a semblance of self-rule.
 -  If it does not include a strong component of local self-rule, it should.
 -  A number of very different cultures have shown themselves capable of self-rule.
 -  Americans, on the other hand, believe that democracy requires self-rule.
 -  They want independence, or at least self-rule, and they almost got it after 1996.
 -  At various times in the twentieth century, they have also tried to attain autonomy or self-rule.
 -  It began to conduct major political campaigns for self-rule and independence.
 -  It is far more accurate to say that what success we have seen of democratic self-rule in the ex-colonies has come about, not because of colonialism, but in spite of it.
 -  Panama, though, seldom had the freedom of self-rule.
 
  Definition of self-rule in US English:
 self-rule
nounˈˌself ˈro͞olˈˌsɛlf ˈrul
another term for self-government (sense 1)
 Example sentencesExamples
-  The country was not any closer to even a semblance of self-rule.
 -  It began to conduct major political campaigns for self-rule and independence.
 -  At various times in the twentieth century, they have also tried to attain autonomy or self-rule.
 -  Americans, on the other hand, believe that democracy requires self-rule.
 -  The Statute of Autonomy fell short of the self-rule that Basque nationalism demanded.
 -  It is far more accurate to say that what success we have seen of democratic self-rule in the ex-colonies has come about, not because of colonialism, but in spite of it.
 -  They want independence, or at least self-rule, and they almost got it after 1996.
 -  If it does not include a strong component of local self-rule, it should.
 -  A number of very different cultures have shown themselves capable of self-rule.
 -  Panama, though, seldom had the freedom of self-rule.
 -  They insist on this to protect their self-rule in three northern provinces.