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Autonomy

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Noun

1. autonomy, liberty

immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Autonomy

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noun plural -mies
1. 
the right or state of self-government, esp when limited
2. 
a state, community, or individual possessing autonomy
3. 
freedom to determine one's own actions, behaviour, etc
4. 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

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Autonomy

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noun
1. 
the fact or condition of being autonomous; self-government; independence
2. Word forms: plural auˈtonomies
any state that governs itself

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Autonomy

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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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