autonomy
/ɔˈtɑ.nə.mi/ noun C1- The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
- A self-governing country or region.
- 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.
Plural autonomies
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By offering professionals the autonomy to choose a setting that suits their immediate objectives, companies can support both collaboration and individual focus.
Consequently, the daily commute became an indelible fixture of the modern lifestyle, inextricably linking personal autonomy to private automobile ownership.
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