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- Dictionaryautonomous/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/
adjective
- 1. (of a country or region) having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs: "the federation included sixteen autonomous republics"
- 2. (in Kantian moral philosophy) acting in accordance with one's moral duty rather than one's desires.
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The meaning of AUTONOMOUS is having the right or power of self-government. How to use autonomous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Autonomous.
AUTONOMOUS definition: 1. independent and having the power to make your own decisions 2. an autonomous organization…. Learn more.
Autonomous definition: self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only.. See examples of AUTONOMOUS used in a sentence.
noun. au· ton· o· my ȯ-ˈtä-nə-mē. plural autonomies. Synonyms of autonomy. 1. : the quality or state of being self-governing. especially : the right of self-government. The territory was granted autonomy. 2. : self-directing freedom and especially moral independence. personal autonomy. 3. : a self-governing state. Synonyms. accord. choice.
Autonomous describes things that function separately or independently. Once you move out of your parents' house and get your own job, you will be an autonomous member of the family.
Definition of 'autonomous' Word Frequency. autonomous. (ɔːtɒnəməs ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An autonomous country, organization, or group governs or controls itself rather than being controlled by anyone else. They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.
AUTONOMOUS meaning: 1. independent and having the power to make your own decisions 2. an autonomous organization…. Learn more.
adj. 1. Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent: an autonomous judiciary; an autonomous division of a corporate conglomerate. 2. Independent in mind or judgment; self-directed. 3. a. Independent of the laws of another state or government; self-governing. b. Of or relating to a self-governing entity: an autonomous legislature.
adjective. /ɔːˈtɒnəməs/ /ɔːˈtɑːnəməs/ (of a country, a region or an organization) able to govern itself or control its own affairs synonym independent. an autonomous republic/state/province. a federation of autonomous groups. Higher education is relatively autonomous from the government. Topics Politics c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
the right of an organization, country, or region to be independent and govern itself: Demonstrators demanded immediate autonomy for their region. The universities want to preserve their autonomy from central government. the ability to make your own decisions without being controlled by anyone else. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
