Autonomous Definition

ô-tŏnə-məs
adjective
Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent.
An autonomous judiciary; an autonomous division of a corporate conglomerate.
American Heritage
Of or having to do with an autonomy.
Webster's New World
Independent in mind or judgment; self-directed.
American Heritage
Having self-government.
Webster's New World
Independent of the laws of another state or government; self-governing.
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Origin of Autonomous

  • From Greek autonomos auto- auto- nomos law nem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See autonomy and -ous.

    From Wiktionary

Autonomous Sentence Examples

  • The ancient Mexican tribe was composed of twenty autonomous kins.

  • Each tribe under its chief was autonomous.

  • Philadelphus, and began to recover itself as an autonomous municipality.

  • None of the groups became fully autonomous of the project.

  • Conference between sister churches for counsel is provided for; so that, while autonomous, they do not live as isolated units.

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AAUAUT

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SUSOUS

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