autonomynoun [ U ]
uk/ɔːˈtɒn.ə.mi/us/ɑːˈtɑː.nə.mi/the right of an organization, country, or region to be independent and govern itself:
Demonstrators demanded immediate autonomy for their region.
The universities want to preserve their autonomy from central government.
the ability to make your own decisions without being controlled by anyone else
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Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- client state
- colonial
- colonialism
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- devolve sth to sb
- Independence Day
- nationalism
- nationalist
- neocolonialism
- non-aligned
- self-rule
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
- the free world
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