autonomy

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɔːˈtɒnəmi/
• (GA) IPA: /ɔˈtɑnəmi/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA: /ɑˈtɑnəmi/

Noun

autonomy

1. Self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
2. (philosophy) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
3. (mechanics) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
4. (Christianity) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.

Synonyms

• (self-government) See sovereignty

Antonyms

• (self-government) dependency, nonautonomy, inoperable
• (capacity to make independent decisions) heteronomy, incapacity

Translations

• French: autonomie
• German: Autonomie
• Italian: autonomia
• Portuguese: autonomia
• Russian: автоно́мия
• Spanish: autonomía

Translations

• French: autonomie
• Italian: autonomia
• Portuguese: autonomia
• Russian: самостоя́тельность
• Spanish: autonomía

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