autonomy

US: /əˈtɑnəmi/, /ɔˈtɑnəmi/
UK: /ɔːtˈɒnəmi/


English Vietnamese dictionary


autonomy /ɔ:'tɔnæmi/
  • danh từ
    • sự tự trị; quyền tự trị
    • nước tự trị, khu tự trị
    • (triết học) tự do ý chí (theo học thuyết của Căng)
    • sự tự quản

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun [U]
1 the freedom for a country, a region or an organization to govern itself independently: a campaign in Wales for greater autonomy
2 the ability to act and make decisions without being controlled by anyone else: giving individuals greater autonomy in their own lives

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

considerable, greater, more | complete, full | relative | individual, personal | local, national, regional | administrative, cultural, economic, financial, managerial, political, professional, etc. | pupil, teacher, worker, etc.

QUANT.

degree, measure
a high degree of autonomy

VERB + AUTONOMY

enjoy, have
The subsidiary companies will now have more autonomy.
| gain | seek, struggle for, want | give sb, grant (sb)
Head office is giving the regional offices more autonomy.
| increase
the need to increase worker autonomy
| reduce

PREP.

~ from
Schools have gained greater autonomy from government control.

PHRASES

a demand for autonomy
demands for cultural autonomy


Concise English dictionary


autonomies-mɪ
noun
+immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
+personal independence