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autonomy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | liberty |
| Type of | independency, independence |
| Has types | self-determination, self-government, self-rule |
| Derivation | autonomous |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency |
| Type of | independency, independence |
| Derivation | autonomous |
Examples of autonomy
autonomy
This reform includes giving it legal personality and greater financial autonomy.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Fortunately we had resisted the temptation to stifle his curiosity and autonomy.
From the dailyherald.com
To not encroach on the autonomy of individual school districts or school boards.
From the omaha.com
The current autonomy with local delineation is 10 days of continuous monitoring.
From the sciencedaily.com
He has completely abandoned autonomy because it causes even more grief from her.
From the sltrib.com
Kurdish rebels have been fighting for autonomy in the largely Kurdish southeast.
From the independent.co.uk
Your ability to meet the above requirements will allow autonomy and flexibility.
From the jobview.monster.com
Confiscating weapons feels to many individuals like an attack on their autonomy.
From the psychcentral.com
They committed themselves to an institution that involves surrendering autonomy.
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- Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
- Personal independence
- (autonomic) relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system; "autonomic reflexes"
- (autonomous) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
- (autonomous) existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
- (autonomous) (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
- Autonomy (Ancient Greek: u03B1u1F50u03C4u03BFu03BDu03BFu03BCu03AFu03B1 autonomia from u03B1u1F50u03C4u03CCu03BDu03BFu03BCu03BFu03C2 autonomos from u03B1u1F50u03C4u03BF- auto- "self" and u03BDu03CCu03BCu03BFu03C2 nomos, "law", hence when combined understood to mean "one who gives oneself one's own law") is a concept found in moral, political, and bioethical philosophy. Within these contexts, it is the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision.
- Autonomy is a BBC Books original novel written by Daniel Blythe and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor without an official companion. ...
- Autocephaly, in hierarchical Christian churches and especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. ...
