AUTONOMY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of autonomy – Learner’s Dictionary

autonomy
noun [ U ]
uk
/ɔːˈtɒnəmi/
us
the right of a country or group of people to govern itself:
Local councils need more autonomy.

(Definition of autonomy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of autonomy

in Chinese (Traditional)
自治,自治權, 自主,自主權…
in Chinese (Simplified)
自治,自治权, 自主,自主权…
in Spanish
autonomía…
in Portuguese
autonomia…
in more languages
in Turkish
in French
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
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in Russian
özerklik, otonomi…
autonomie…
autonomie…
autonomie…
selvstyre, autonomi…
pemerintahan sendiri, otonomi…
การปกครองตนเอง…
quyền tự trị…
autonomia…
autonomi, självstyre…
autonomi…
die Autonomie…
selvstyre…
автономія, самоврядування…
автономия…
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