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Autonomy

Autonomy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Autonomy? [n] immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence [n] personal independence Synonyms \| Synonyms for Autonomy: liberty \| self-direction \| self-reliance \| self-sufficiency Related Terms \| Find terms related to Autonomy: absolute monarchy \| aristocracy \| autarchy \| autarky \| autocracy \| autonomousness \| coalition government \| colonialism \| commonwealth \| constitutional government \| constitutional monarchy \| Declaration of Independence \| democracy \| dictatorship \| dominion rule \| duarchy \| duumvirate \| dyarchy \| federal government \| federation \| feudal system \| free will \| garrison state \| gerontocracy \| gratuitousness \| heteronomy \| hierarchy \| hierocracy \| home rule \| independence \| individualism \| inner-direction \| limited monarchy \| martial law \| meritocracy \| militarism \| military government \| mob rule \| mobocracy \| monarchy \| neocolonialism \| ochlocracy \| oligarchy \| pantisocracy \| patriarchate \| patriarchy \| police state \| pure democracy \| regency \| representative democracy \| representative government \| republic \| rugged individualism \| self-action \| self-activity \| self-containment \| self-determination \| self-direction \| self-government \| self-reliance \| self-sufficiency \| social democracy \| spontaneity \| spontaneousness \| stratocracy \| technocracy \| thearchy \| theocracy \| totalitarian government \| totalitarian regime \| triarchy \| triumvirate \| tyranny \| unforcedness \| voluntariness \| voluntarism \| voluntaryism \| volunteer \| volunteering \| welfare state See Also \| independence \| independency \| self-determination \| self-government \| self-rule Autonomy In Webster's Dictionary \Auton"omy\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. autonomie. See {Autonomous}.] 1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state. 2. (Metaph.) The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty. --Fleming.

Autonomy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Autonomy?

[n] immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
[n] personal independence

Synonyms | Synonyms for Autonomy: liberty | self-direction | self-reliance | self-sufficiency

Autonomy In Webster's Dictionary

\Au*ton"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. autonomie. See
{Autonomous}.]
1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or
   political independence, of a city or a state.

2. (Metaph.) The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of
   morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give
   law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the
   true nature and only possible proof of liberty. --Fleming.

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