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autonomy

Definition for autonomy

noun as in independence

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Congress has rejected proposals to broaden the island’s autonomy under the commonwealth, such as the 1975 Compact of Permanent Union and the 1989 Enhanced Commonwealth formula.

What the West considers its most cherished secular ideals—human dignity, personal autonomy, conscience and individual rights—all find their origins in the Bible.

China will aim to “significantly improve” its autonomy in technology over the next five years, officials said after the high-level meeting—known as the fourth plenum—wrapped up Thursday.

The U.S., meanwhile, holds the “longer hand — deep capital markets, technological autonomy and a widening coalition of supply-chain partners.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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