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Definition of autonomy : 1. The power or right of self- government; self- government, or political independence, of a city or a state.
2. 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.

Synonyms:

shore leave, impropriety, self-sufficiency, self-direction, independence, freedom, independency, sovereignty, indecorum, liberty, dependence, self-government, familiarity, self-reliance, free

Usage examples:

• The result has been that the population has been happy except where civil war brought misery; that subject nations have been allowed autonomy; and that foreign nations have had no need to fear China, in spite of its immense population and resources. - "The Problem of China", Bertrand Russell.
• Spain offered autonomy for Cuba. - "Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie", Andrew Carnegie.
• In order to satisfy the liberal opinion of the world, some form of autonomy must be devised for the newly organized man in America. - "Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights", Kelly Miller.