autonomy

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  1. noun The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
  2. noun Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination.
  3. noun Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs: granted autonomy to a national minority.
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  • For those who wonder how the Palestinians received self-autonomy, amidst Israeli brutality, in Gaza and The West Bank; the story rotates around Arab treason. —  MarxistFromLebanon
  • But the non-issue issue had arrived - even though Hungarian-speaking voters have no interest in autonomy, the president has no responsibility over such matters, and "the dream of autonomy" exists only as a scare-story to foment nationalist suspicion among voters in Slovak-speaking voters in the country's west and centre. —  open Democracy News Analysis - Comments
  • I value my autonomy, and women are often selfish, annoying, spoiled, and just unprofitable. —  Tools of Renewal
  • : The complete autonomy, as Jean-Christophe likes it; to well manage its strategy of ascent under conditions of extreme cold, its tiredness, and its mental force.
  • Bolivia's four eastern departments voted in favor of increasing regional autonomy, and the other five provinces opposed the measure.
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  1. Greek autonomiā, from autonomos, self-ruling; see autonomous.

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  1. from Greek αὐτονομία, independence, from αὐτόνομος, independent: see autonomous.
 

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