Britain resumed direct control of North Ireland after just nine weeks of self-rule.
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Self-rule
Synonyms for "self-rule" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
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10 translations across 10 languages.
Danish
1 entries- selvstyre noun (rule of a group of people by their own leaders)
Esperanto
1 entries- memregado noun (rule of a group of people by their own leaders)
Finnish
1 entries- itsehallinto noun (rule of a group of people by their own leaders)
French
1 entries- autoadministration noun (rule of a group of people by their own leaders)
Galician
1 entries- goberno autónomo noun (rule of a group of people by their own leaders)
Greek
1 entries- αυτοκυβέρνηση noun (rule of a group of people by their own leaders)
Irish
1 entries- féinriail noun (rule of a group of people by their own leaders)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਸ੍ਵਰਾਜ noun (rule of a group of people by their own leaders)
Russian
1 entries- самоуправление noun (rule of a group of people by their own leaders)
Swedish
1 entries- självstyre noun (rule of a group of people by their own leaders)
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Only two years ago a group of Uighur dissidents were discovered in Xinjiang, planning a province-wide uprising against Chinese rule. The slogan they were using was, "We want self-rule. We don't want to be dominated."
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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned a security summit Friday that "Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow", as concerns grow that China could invade democratic, self-ruled Taiwan.
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