Autonomy

Word AUTONOMY
Character 8
Hyphenation au ton o my
Pronunciations /ɑˈtɑnəmi/

Definitions and meanings of "Autonomy"

What do we mean by autonomy?

The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence. noun

Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination. noun

Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs. noun

A self-governing state, community, or group. noun

The power or right of self-government, whether in a community which elects its own magistrates and makes its own laws, or in an individual who acts according to his own will. noun

A self-governing community. noun

An autonomous condition; the condition of being subject only to its own laws; especially, in biology, organic independence. noun

In the philos. of Kant, the doctrine that the moral law is one which reason imposes upon itself a priori, that is, independently of sense and sense-experience, and is therefore absolute and immutable: opposed to heteronomy (which see). noun

The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state. 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. noun

Self-government; freedom to act or function independently. noun

The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. noun

The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator. noun

The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly. noun

Personal independence noun

Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence noun

Self-government; freedom to act or function independently.

The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.

The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.

The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.

The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence. Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination. Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs: granted autonomy to a national minority. A self-governing state, community, or group. Urban Dictionary

Self-government; right of a province, state, territory, etc. to be governed with little central government intervention in its affairs. Urban Dictionary

The ability to do and say whatever you want on your birthday. The right to make people do whatever you want on your birthday, birthday week and/or weekend. Urban Dictionary

Yo check dis out, its like trying to have the freedom, and i stress dat dawgs, of being able to control yourself, politically, economically, and da such, something us peeps n jews dunt got in da ghettos Urban Dictionary

Irrevocable freedom and independence; The ability to live one's life as seen fit with as little outside influence as humanly possible; Untouchable; Above the influence Urban Dictionary

It’s a mental health awareness term for people who encourage others to recover while also giving them space to choose not to — and offering support through it instead of eradicating their human rights. The focus shifts from isolating, stigmatizing and shaming individuals for their self-destructive behavior to harm reduction through acceptance. Someone who uses that label instead of the old “pro-recovery” one recognizes all people deserve to recover, while also admitting that forcing them into it could have massive repercussions on their psyche (specially given the state of the current mental healthcare system, as it doesn’t have that many resources and forced recovery on its own is not only traumatic but also moralizes poor mental health as immoral and reinforces systemic ableism). It’s about allowing people to feel their own feelings without immediately pushing them to do better — because a lot of the times, that’s the best they can do. Getting better is a choice. Not a requirement. TL;DR Movement that defends the idea that people deserve human rights despite wanting to recover or not as well as the autonomy to choose between the two. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Autonomy

The word "autonomy" in example sentences

The term autonomy is most apt: its Greek roots essentially mean "being a law unto oneself." ❋ Mike L (2005)

The authors use the term autonomy, but it is clear that they mean to include and accord full measure in rule-setting to such nations as China and Russia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I live in a small community and privacy and autonomy is just not possible here. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Given that I think the Senate Democrats will want some increased autonomy from the Executive, my own wisdom tells me that Schumer would be elected as their next Leader. ❋ Will Bower (2010)

The societies that flourished there maintained certain autonomy with respect to these great developments. ❋ Susan Segal (2010)

Certainly, autonomy is a recurring theme in my books, as is perseverance and our ability to triumph over adversity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Two independent nation states with full autonomy is not apartheid. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sargent Shriver fought hard for autonomy from the foreign policy establishment, and even received this encouragement from Vice President Johnson: ❋ Tom Hayden (2010)

Masculinity is steeped in autonomy and independence. ❋ Marcia Reynolds (2010)

They give autonomy to their [Senior]/[Project] Managers to [choose] their own subcontractors and suppliers. The managers get to choose! ❋ ISCORE8250 (2006)

In a democratic federation of states, such as that in Germany or the United States, states are granted a substantial degree of autonomy in exchange for subservience to the federal government. Though not necessarily federal as far as its constitution goes, Spain has [ceded] much autonomy to several regions of the Iberian Peninsula, such as that of Catalonia, [Galicia], and Euskadi, due to linguistic and cultural disparities with that of mainstream [Castilian] culture. ❋ Bob XXXIX (2010)

He asked him to shave his beard into [a handle] bar mustache and when he refused she used the power of birthday [autonomy] and he had [no choice]. ❋ Minkys (2011)

[the states] when dey say "[hellz] naw" to da Brit crown, [oi oi]. but then they didn't allow peoples copy them, like in South America - they being [the States] ❋ Sordidmaxim (2003)

[Anarchy] is only possible through Formidable Autonomy My [goal] [in life] is Formidable Autonomy ❋ Swaino (2008)

[Marco]: Hi [Denise]! I heard you [relapsed]… Don’t worry, I don’t blame you for it and i’ll support you through everything. Denise: Now THAT is a hot pro-autonomy babe! ❋ Sk8thin (2022)

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