autonomy

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.

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[Greek autonomi, from autonomos, self-ruling; see autonomous.]

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au·tono·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

[from Greek autonomia freedom to live by one's own laws; see autonomous]

autonomist  n

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autonomy

1. the power or right of self-government.
2. a self-governing community. Cf. heteronymy. — autonomous, adj.

See also: Government

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independent self-rule free from outside influence.

See also: Freedom, Politics

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	autonomy - immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence liberty 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 self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency 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

Translations

autonomy [ɔːˈtɒnəmɪ] N → autonomía f

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autonomy [ɔːˈtɒnəmi] n → autonomie f

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autonomy

n → Autonomie f

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autonomy [ɔːˈtɒnəmɪ] n → autonomia

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autonomy [ɔːˈtɒnəmɪ] n → autonomia

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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 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 自治权

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 自治的

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autonomy → حُكْم ذاتي 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