"self-rule" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From self- + rule. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|rule}} self- + rule Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-rule (uncountable)
  1. Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: self-government Related terms: self-determination Translations (rule of a group of people by their own leaders): selvstyre [neuter] (Danish), memregado (Esperanto), itsehallinto (Finnish), goberno autónomo [masculine] (Galician), αυτοκυβέρνηση (aftokyvérnisi) [feminine] (Greek), féinriail [feminine] (Irish), ਸ੍ਵਰਾਜ (svrāj) [masculine] (Punjabi), самоуправление (samoupravlenije) [neuter] (Russian), självstyre [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-self-rule-en-noun-f5Bjv4-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

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