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au·ton·o·my  (ô-tn-m)
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 autonomi, from autonomos, self-ruling; see autonomous.]

au·tono·mist n.

autonomy
Noun
pl -mies
1. the right or state of self-government
2. freedom to determine one's own actions and behaviour [Greek autonomia]

autonomy
1. the power or right of self-government.
2. a self-governing community. Cf. heteronymy.autonomous, adj.
See also: Government
independent self-rule free from outside influence.
See also: Freedom, Politics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.autonomyautonomy - immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
self-determination, self-government, self-rule - government of a political unit by its own people
independence, 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

autonomy
Translations
autonomy [ɔːˈtɔnəmɪ] nautonomía

autonomy [ɔːˈtɔnəmɪ] auto nautonomie f

autonomy [ɔːˈtɔnəmɪ] nAutonomie f

autonomy
n autonomy [oːˈtonəmi]
the power or right of a country etc to govern itself. outonomie, selfstandigheid حُكْم ذاتي автономия autonomie selvstyre; autonomi die Autonomie αυτονομία autonomía autonoomia خودمختاری autonomia autonomie אוֹטוֹנוֹמיָה स्वायत्तता autonomija önkormányzat pemerintahan sendiri, otonomi sjálfsstjórn, sjálfstæði autonomia 自治 자치(권), 자율(성) autonomija autonomija autonomi autonomie selvstyre autonomia autonomia autonomie автономия autonómia avtonomija autonomija autonomi, självstyre การปกครองตนเอง özerklik 自治權 автономія, самоврядування خود مختاری quyền tự trị
adj auˈtonomous
self-governing. selfstandig, outonoom مُسْتَقِل بِذاتِه автономен autonomní selvstyret; autonom autonom αυτόνομος autónomo autonoomne خود مختار autonominen autonome אוֹטוֹנוֹמִי, עַצְמָאִי स्वायत्त autonomni önkormányzati otonom, swatantra sjálfstjórnandi, sjálfstæður, óháður autonomo 自治の 자치의 autonominis autonoms berautonomi autonoom selvstyrt autonomiczny autónomo auto­nom автономный autonómny avtonomen autonomni autonom, självstyrande ซึ่งปกครองตนเอง özerk 自治的 автономний خود مختار tự trị


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But the overall trend was clear; feeling that they had more common interests with the Dukes of Burgundy, the urban political elite gave up the autonomist aspirations they had defended during the fourteenth century.
Politically, such action takes the form of autonomist, separatist and irredentist movements.
Nevertheless, Negri's art-world acclaim was much in evidence at Documenta II--for which he had contributed, with Hardt, an essay to one of its "platforms" on democracy--no less than at last summer's Venice Biennale, where the phantom presence of Empire was all-pervasive (and hardly a stone's throw from Padua, where the autonomist movement with which Negri was associated in the '70s committed some of its most violent acts).
 
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