autonomous - Definition from the GOVERNMENT topic - POLITICS

Topic: GOVERNMENT

Date:	1800-1900
Language:	Greek
Origin:	autonomos 'independent', from auto- ( AUTO-) + nomos 'law'

autonomous
adjective

au‧ton‧o‧mous See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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1PG an autonomous place or organization is free to govern or control itself [= independent]

an autonomous region/state/republic etc

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Galicia is an autonomous region of Spain.

2 formal having the ability to work and make decisions by yourself without any help from anyone else [= independent]

—autonomously adverb

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