Word: Autonomy
How to pronounce: ɔːˈtɒnəmɪ
Noun
Definitions:
1. The right or condition of self-government.
Example sentences: "Tatarstan demanded greater autonomy within the Russian Federation"
2. (in Kantian moral philosophy) the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with objective morality rather than under the influence of desires.
Example sentences: "This section began with a question about the relations among Kantian views of autonomy, rationality, and agential separateness."
Synonyms:
self government
self rule
independence
independency
freedom
sovereignty
liberty
home rule
self administration
Derivations:
Autonomous
autonomist
autonomously
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Autonomy in Other Languages...
Spanish: Autonomía
German: Autonomie
French: Autonomie
Italian: Autonomia
Turkish: özerklik
