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noun • a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds • a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep verb • sit, as on a branch • settle down or stay, as if on a roost | ||||
| 31% | 8 | Clue: Freedom from external rule | ||
noun • government of a political unit by its own people | ||||
| 21% | 7 | Rule | ||
noun • an authoritative rule • a guiding principle verb • issue commands or orders for • say out loud for the purpose of recording • rule as a dictator | ||||
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