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autonomy (iou)



autonomy noun. E17.
[Greek autonomia, from autonomos having its own laws, from AUTO-1 + nomos law: see -NOMY.]
The right or condition of self-government (freq. only in specified matters) of a State, community, institution, etc. E17.
C. G. Seligman The village is the administrative unit, to which the most complete autonomy is allowed. Encyclopedia Britannica The national autonomous regions [of China] reflect the CCP policy of seeking to..accord cultural autonomybut not political independenceto areas in which national minority peoples predominate.
Freedom of the will. L18.
gen. Independence, freedom from external control or influence; personal liberty. E19.
A. Storr The therapist should not give advice or do anything else which might interfere with the patient's autonomy. U. Le Guin They preserved autonomy of conscience even at the cost of becoming eccentric.
autonomism noun = AUTONOMY L19.
autonomist noun an advocate of autonomy M19.