Definitions for Autonomyɔˈtɒn ə mi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
au•ton•o•myɔˈtɒn ə mi(n.)(pl.)-mies.
independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions.
the condition of being autonomous; self-government or the right of self-government; independence.
Category: Government
a self-governing community.
Category: Government
Origin of autonomy:
1615–25; < Gk
Princeton's WordNet
autonomy, liberty(noun)
immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
autonomy, self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency(noun)
personal independence
Wiktionary
autonomy(Noun)
Self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
autonomy(Noun)
The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
autonomy(Noun)
The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
Origin: From αὐτονομία, from αὐτόνομος, from αὐτός + νόμος. See auto- and -nomy.
Webster Dictionary
Autonomy(noun)
the power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state
Autonomy(noun)
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
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Autonomy
in the Kantian metaphysics denotes the sovereign right of the pure reason to be a law to itself.
Translations for Autonomy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
autonomy(noun)
the power or right of a country etc to govern itself.
- outonomie, selfstandigheidAfrikaans
- حُكْم ذاتيArabic
- автономияBulgarian
- autonomiaPortuguese (BR)
- autonomieCzech
- die AutonomieGerman
- selvstyre; autonomiDanish
- αυτονομίαGreek
- autonomíaSpanish
- autonoomiaEstonian
- خودمختاریFarsi
- autonomiaFinnish
- autonomieFrench
- אוֹטוֹנוֹמיָהHebrew
- स्वायत्तताHindi
- autonomijaCroatian
- önkormányzatHungarian
- pemerintahan sendiri, otonomiIndonesian
- sjálfsstjórn, sjálfstæðiIcelandic
- autonomiaItalian
- 自治Japanese
- 자치Korean
- autonomijaLithuanian
- autonomijaLatvian
- autonomiMalay
- autonomieDutch
- selvstyreNorwegian
- autonomiaPolish
- خودمختاریPersian
- خودمختاریPashto
- autonomiaPortuguese
- autonomieRomanian
- автономияRussian
- autonómiaSlovak
- avtonomijaSlovenian
- autonomijaSerbian
- autonomi, självstyreSwedish
- การปกครองตนเองThai
- özerklikTurkish
- 自治權Chinese (Trad.)
- автономія, самоврядуванняUkrainian
- خود مختاریUrdu
- quyền tự trịVietnamese
- 自治权Chinese (Simp.)
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