autonomy

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Synonyms: autotomy, autonomi, antinomy, astronomy, agronomy, autology, autonym, plutonomy, ontonomy, autogamy, autonomic

Antonyms: autotomy, autonomi, antinomy, astronomy, agronomy, autology, autonym, plutonomy, ontonomy, autogamy, autonomic

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[right]] or [[condition]] of [[self-government]]; [[freedom]] to [[act]] or [[function]] [[independently]].
2. {{lb|en|government|countable}} A [[self-governing]] [[country]] or [[region]].
3. {{lb|en|philosophy|uncountable}} The [[capacity]] to make an [[informed]], [[uncoerced]] [[decision]].
4. {{senseid|en|mechanics}}{{lb|en|mechanics|uncountable}} The [[capacity]] of a system to make a [[decision]] about its actions without the [[involvement]] of another [[system]] or [[operator]].
5. {{lb|en|Christianity|uncountable}} The [[status]] of a [[church]] whose highest-ranking [[bishop]] is [[appoint]]ed by the [[patriarch]] of the [[mother church]], but which is [[self-governing]] in all other respects. Compare {{m|en|autocephaly}}.

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