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William O. Douglas married not one, not two, not three, but four hot blondes. He was not faithful to any of them, not even the last, and each was younger than the previous woman... But after his personal life began to actually fall apart, he developed a set of values about the Constitution that turned out to maximize our autonomy and freedom.
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Meaning of "autonomy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AUTONOMY

From Greek autonomia freedom to live by one's own laws.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AUTONOMY

autonomy  [ɔːˈtɒnəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUTONOMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Autonomy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AUTONOMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Autonomy

Autonomy is a concept found in moral, political, and bioethical philosophy. Within these contexts, it is the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision. In moral and political philosophy, autonomy is often used as the basis for determining moral responsibility and accountability for one's actions. One of the best known philosophical theories of autonomy was developed by Kant. In medicine, respect for the autonomy of patients is an important goal, though it can conflict with a competing ethical principle, namely beneficence. Autonomy is also used to refer to the self-government of the people.

Definition of autonomy in the English dictionary

The first definition of autonomy in the dictionary is the right or state of self-government, esp when limited. Other definition of autonomy is a state, community, or individual possessing autonomy. Autonomy is also freedom to determine one's own actions, behaviour, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUTONOMY


aeronomy
ɛəˈrɒnəmɪ
agronomy
əˈɡrɒnəmɪ
archaeoastronomy
ˌɑːkɪəʊəˈstrɒnəmɪ
astronomy
əˈstrɒnəmɪ
bionomy
baɪˈɒnəmɪ
chemotaxonomy
ˌkiːməʊtækˈsɒnəmɪ
craniognomy
ˌkreɪnɪˈɒnəmɪ
Deuteronomy
ˌdjuːtəˈrɒnəmɪ
economy
ɪˈkɒnəmɪ
enemy
ˈɛnəmɪ
folksonomy
fəʊkˈsɒnəmɪ
frenemy
ˈfrɛnəmɪ
gastronomy
ɡæsˈtrɒnəmɪ
heteronomy
ˌhɛtərˈɒnəmɪ
isonomy
aɪˈsɒnəmɪ
physiognomy
ˌfɪzɪˈɒnəmɪ
plutonomy
pluːˈtɒnəmɪ
taphonomy
təˈfɒnəmɪ
taxonomy
tækˈsɒnəmɪ
theonomy
θɪˈɒnəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUTONOMY

automotive
autonomic
autonomic nervous system
autonomical
autonomically
autonomics
autonomies
autonomist
autonomous
autonomously
autonym
autonymous
autopen
autophagous
autophagy
autophanous
autophobia
autophoby
autophony
autophyte

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUTONOMY

anomy
black economy
cash economy
command economy
false economy
free-enterprise economy
free-market economy
infrared astronomy
knowledge economy
market economy
mixed economy
molecular gastronomy
new economy
planned economy
political economy
principle of economy
radio astronomy
service economy
subsistence economy
the principle of economy
X-ray astronomy

Synonyms and antonyms of autonomy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AUTONOMY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «autonomy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of autonomy

Translation of «autonomy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUTONOMY

Find out the translation of autonomy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of autonomy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «autonomy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自治
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autonomía
570 millions of speakers

English

autonomy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वायत्तता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حُكْم ذاتِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

автономия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autonomia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বায়ত্তশাসন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autonomie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Otonomi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Autonomie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自治国家
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자치권
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Otonomi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quyền tự trị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தன்னாட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वायत्तता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

özerklik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autonomia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

autonomia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

автономія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

autonomie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτονομία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

outonomie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självstyre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvstyre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of autonomy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTONOMY»

The term «autonomy» is very widely used and occupies the 21.398 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTONOMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «autonomy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «autonomy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about autonomy

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10 QUOTES WITH «AUTONOMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word autonomy.
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Les Aspin
Long-term, we must figure out a way that the Kurdish territory within Iraq operates with a certain amount of autonomy so that they feel comfortable and safe going back.
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Ami Bera
When I took the Hippocratic oath and was effectively 'sworn in' as a doctor, I took the same vow that doctors have taken for generations. Patient autonomy is core to this oath.
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Ami Bera
Patient autonomy is paramount to the oath that we take when we enter the profession of medicine. That is why I am appalled when the federal government gets between my patients and their right to the full range of medical information and complete access to health care.
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Beth Broderick
I like having my autonomy; I like going into the vegetable aisle with little fanfare. Very few go into that star category, in that uber above-the-title category. The rest of us, day in and day out, we're there to support what they do.
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Carrie Brownstein
I'm pretty horrible at relationships and haven't been in many long-term ones. Leaving and moving on - returning to a familiar sense of self-reliance and autonomy - is what I know; that feeling is as comfortable and comforting as it might be for a different kind of person to stay.
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Emile Durkheim
A person is not merely a single subject distinguished from all the others. It is especially a being to which is attributed a relative autonomy in relation to the environment with which it is most immediately in contact.
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Terry Eagleton
We face a conflict between civilisation and culture, which used to be on the same side. Civilisation means rational reflection, material wellbeing, individual autonomy and ironic self-doubt; culture means a form of life that is customary, collective, passionate, spontaneous, unreflective and irrational.
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Larry Ellison
Autonomy was shopped to us. We looked at the price and thought it was absurdly high.
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Warren Farrell
A 2001 survey of business owners with MBAs conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology found that money was the primary motivator for only 29% of women, versus 76% of men. Women prioritized flexibility, fulfillment, autonomy and safety.
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Noah Feldman
William O. Douglas married not one, not two, not three, but four hot blondes. He was not faithful to any of them, not even the last, and each was younger than the previous woman... But after his personal life began to actually fall apart, he developed a set of values about the Constitution that turned out to maximize our autonomy and freedom.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUTONOMY»

Discover the use of autonomy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to autonomy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Embedded Autonomy: States and Industrial Transformation
Evans's years of comparative research on the successes and failures of state involvement in the process of industrialization have here been crafted into a persuasive and entertaining work, which demonstrates that successful state action ...
Peter B. Evans, 2012
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Autonomy: Flexible Solutions to Ethnic Conflicts
Autonomy, by virtue of its essential adaptability, can offer a workable and peaceful compromise.Ruth Lapidoth first dissects the concept of autonomy, exploring its origins, examining the roles it can play, and distinguishing among its types ...
Ruth Lapidoth, 1997
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Learner Autonomy: A Guide to Developing Learner Responsibility
This practical guide encourages learners to take an active role in their learning.
Agota Scharle, Anita Szabo, 2000
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Autonomy: Applications and Implications
Autonomy arrangements have gradually become more numerous, & different developments in respect of autonomy can be discerned in the fields of international & domestic law.
Markku Suksi, 1998
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Autonomy, Consent and the Law
Autonomy, Consent and the Law examines these notions in the UK, Australia and the US, and critiques the way in which autonomy and consent are treated in bioethics and law.
Sheila A.M. McLean, 2009
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Autonomy & Paternalism: Reflections on the Theory and ...
This book offers a thorough reflection on the relationship between autonomy and paternalism, and argues that, from both theoretical and practical angles, the tension between these concepts is not as acute as it might seem.
Thomas Nys, Yvonne Denier, Toon Vandevelde, 2007
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The Theory and Practice of Autonomy
This important new book develops a new concept of autonomy.
Gerald Dworkin, 1988
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Personal Autonomy in Society
Challenging many of the currently accepted conceptions of autonomy and of how it is valued, Oshana develops a social-relational account of autonomy that is constituted by a person's relations with others and by the absence of certain social ...
Marina Oshana, 2006
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Autonomy and Trust in Bioethics
Onora O'Neill suggests that the conceptions of individual autonomy (so widely relied on in bioethics) are philosophically and ethically inadequate; they undermine rather than support relationships based on trust.
Onora O'Neill, 2002
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Hong Kong English: Autonomy and Creativity
The contributions to this book challenge that view in a number of ways.
Kingsley Bolton, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTONOMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term autonomy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Academia split over autonomy
Autonomy without democratisation would vitiate the academic atmosphere. There should be democratic participation of teachers and students ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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An imaginative response to ISIS: Give Sunnis autonomy (and the will …
Jill Carroll has a good piece in War on the Rocks that argues that to get Iraqi Sunnis to fight ISIS, first give them autonomy. This makes sense to ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
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Maharaja's autonomy deadlock continues
Efforts to end the impasse at Ernakulam Maharaja's College over the autonomy issue hit a snag on Saturday when the talks between the senior ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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RSS-backed body pitches for greater autonomy to higher education …
The Board's views on regulatory mechanism and its suggestion that the educational institutes be given more autonomy may be welcomed by ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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Regional autonomy in Tibet fully guaranteed: Top Chinese official
LHASA, Tibet: Regional autonomy has been fully guaranteed in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), which has grown economically with ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Review Indonesia's air fleet, encourage Japan's economic recovery …
... encourage Japan's economic recovery, autonomy needed in India's .... made it pretty obvious that autonomy ~ the bedrock of the reputation ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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Liberty, equality, autonomy
First, autonomy — all individuals have the right to decide what to do with their own lives. Second, that the right to liberty also carries with it the ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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J&K: CPM opposes trifurcation of state, demands more autonomy
Jammu: CPI(M) opposed to the "trifurcation" of Jammu and Kashmir on religious and regional lines but advocated "greater autonomy" for the ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
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Regional autonomy in Tibet fully guaranteed, says top Chinese official
LHASA, TIBET: Regional autonomy has been fully guaranteed in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), which has grown economically with ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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Retaining power: FIA empowerment is an attack on provincial …
... that the increased powers given to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) by the federal government is an attack on provincial autonomy. «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»

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