autonomous

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  1. adjective Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent: an autonomous judiciary; an autonomous division of a corporate conglomerate.
  2. adjective Independent in mind or judgment; self-directed.
  3. adjective Independent of the laws of another state or government; self-governing.
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  • Farmers relinquished their once autonomous, animal husbandry decision-making authority in exchange for contracts that provide assured payment, but require substantial capital investment. —  Dakota Today
  • As bits of industry grew stronger the workers felt more powerful and autonomous, they began producing their own communications. —  Through The Scary Door
  • Puntland, a semi-autonomous (and relatively peaceful) state in Somalia's northeastern tip, has a rather functional government that has managed to avoid Mogadishu-like chaos in recent years. —  FP Passport
  • The countries of the Soviet bloc, the non-Russian republics and the autonomous areas of the Soviet Union, seethed with nationalist resentment of Russian domination. —  Latest Articles
  • "If we have an autonomous or quasi-autonomous company [that is] well funded, the pressure to sell it is not that evident," Foster said, adding that "all options are on the table." —  Saab Cars - Trollhattan Saab
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  1. From Greek autonomos : auto-, auto- + nomos, law; see nem- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Greek αὐτόνομος, independent, of one's own free will, from αὐτός, self, + νέμειν, hold sway, later νόμος, law: see nome.
 

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