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au·ton·o·my
(ô-tŏn′ə-mē)n. pl. au·ton·o·mies
1. The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
2.
a. Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination.
b. Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs: granted autonomy to a national minority.
3. A self-governing state, community, or group.
[Greek autonomiā, from autonomos, self-ruling; see autonomous.]
au·ton′o·mist n.
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autonomy
(ɔːˈtɒnəmɪ)n, pl -mies
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the right or state of self-government, esp when limited
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a state, community, or individual possessing autonomy
3. freedom to determine one's own actions, behaviour, etc
4. (Philosophy) philosophy
a. the doctrine that the individual human will is or ought to be governed only by its own principles and laws. See also categorical imperative
b. the state in which one's actions are autonomous
[C17: from Greek autonomia freedom to live by one's own laws; see autonomous]
auˈtonomist n
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au•ton•o•my
(ɔˈtɒn ə mi)n., pl. -mies.
1. independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions.
2. the condition of being autonomous; self-government or the right of self-government; independence.
3. a self-governing community.
[1615–25; < Greek]
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autonomy
- From Greek autos, "self," and nomos, "law," i.e. a person or unit that makes its own laws.See also related terms for laws.
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autonomy
1. the power or right of self-government.
2. a self-governing community. Cf. heteronymy. — autonomous, adj.
See also: Government2. a self-governing community. Cf. heteronymy. — autonomous, adj.
independent self-rule free from outside influence.
See also: Freedom, Politics-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  autonomy - immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independenceindependence, independency - freedom from control or influence of another or others |
| 2. | autonomy - personal independence independence, independency - freedom from control or influence of another or others |
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autonomy
noun independence, freedom, sovereignty, self-determination, self-government, self-rule, self-sufficiency, home rule They stepped up their demands for local autonomy.
dependency, subjection, foreign rule
dependency, subjection, foreign rule
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autonomy
nounThe condition of being politically free:
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Translations
حُكْم ذاتيحُكْم ذاتِيّ
autonomie
selvstyreautonomi
autonomia
autonomija
sjálfsstjórn, sjálfstæîi
自治国家
자율자치권
autonomijaautonominis
autonomija
selvstyreautonomi
autonómia
autonomisjälvstyre
การปกครองตนเอง
quyền tự trị
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
autonomy
n → Autonomie f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
autonomy
(oːˈtonəmi) noun the power or right of a country etc to govern itself.
auˈtonomous adjective self-governing.
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autonomy
→ حُكْم ذاتِيّ autonomie selvstyre Autonomie αυτονομία autonomía autonomia autonomie autonomija autonomia 自治国家 자치권 autonomie selvstyre autonomia autonomia автономия självstyre การปกครองตนเอง özerklik quyền tự trị 自治Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
au·ton·o·my
n. autonomía, de funcionamiento propio.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
autonomy
n autonomía; patient — autonomía del pacienteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.