autonomous

autonomous

/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/

1 ​(of a country, a region or an organization) able to govern itself or control its own affairs

an autonomous republic/state/province

a federation of autonomous groups

Higher education is relatively autonomous from the government.

TOPICS PoliticsC2

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adverb

preposition

2 ​(of a person) able to do things and make decisions without help from anyone else

Teachers aim to help children become autonomous learners.

3 ​(also self-driving, driverless) (of a vehicle) that has the technology to drive itself without a person in control

Word Origin

early 19th cent.: from Greek autonomos ‘having its own laws’ + -ous.

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