autonomy
/ɔːˈtɒn.ə.mi/
The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently; A self-governing country or region
- plural
- autonomies
Meanings
- 1
The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently
Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.
Tatoeba · The_World_Factbook · CC BY 2.0 FR
People would have more autonomy if they had a job.
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- 2
A self-governing country or region
- 3
The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decisionrare
- 4
The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operatorrare
- 5
The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephalyrare