Examples of self-rule in a Sentence
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In doing so, Israel would be fulfilling the ultimate purpose of Zionism, which is Jewish self-rule — neither rule by others nor rule over others.
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Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
That agreement, between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, was meant to lay the foundation for a two-state solution and establish Palestinian self-rule.
—Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
Under interim peace deals from a generation ago, the self-rule government was meant to expand and eventually run a future Palestinian state.
—Julia Frankel, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2024
When Chen Shui-bian, the Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate, won Taiwan’s presidential election in 2000, many supporters of self-rule for Taiwan were elated by his surprise victory.
—Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
The integrity of the Constitution, America’s egalitarian ideals, and our very national experiment in self-rule will be on the ballot in November.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
In April, the separatists declared self-rule over the southern port city of Aden, the interim seat of the Yemeni government, after a power-sharing deal brokered by Saudi Arabia collapsed.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
These agreements lay the groundwork for limited Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, establishing the Palestinian Authority to manage administrative affairs in some areas.
—Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
In Yuen Long, elements of Hong Kong’s underworld intermingled with local officials and rural power brokers, creating a form of informal self-rule largely tolerated by the authorities.
—Timothy McLaughlin, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
That agreement, between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, was meant to lay the foundation for a two-state solution and establish Palestinian self-rule.
—Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
Under interim peace deals from a generation ago, the self-rule government was meant to expand and eventually run a future Palestinian state.
—Julia Frankel, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2024
When Chen Shui-bian, the Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate, won Taiwan’s presidential election in 2000, many supporters of self-rule for Taiwan were elated by his surprise victory.
—Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
The integrity of the Constitution, America’s egalitarian ideals, and our very national experiment in self-rule will be on the ballot in November.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
In April, the separatists declared self-rule over the southern port city of Aden, the interim seat of the Yemeni government, after a power-sharing deal brokered by Saudi Arabia collapsed.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
These agreements lay the groundwork for limited Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, establishing the Palestinian Authority to manage administrative affairs in some areas.
—Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
In Yuen Long, elements of Hong Kong’s underworld intermingled with local officials and rural power brokers, creating a form of informal self-rule largely tolerated by the authorities.
—Timothy McLaughlin, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
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“Self-rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-rule. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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