autonomy
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"To maintain control across Bengal, Banerjee relied less on party institutions than on powerful local leaders who were given considerable autonomy in their own fiefdoms," says Bhattacharyya.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
And they argued that the measure would reduce fiscal autonomy for local governments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Censorship also crept into news agency MTI, which lost its already limited autonomy in a 2015 reorganisation.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
As Franklin and many others noted, Indian life—not only among the Haudenosaunee, but throughout the Northeast—was characterized by a level of personal autonomy unknown in Europe.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Vocabulary lists containing autonomy
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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Human Geography - Middle School
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