"autonomous" in the adjective sense
1. autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign
of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
"an autonomous judiciary"
"a sovereign state"
2. autonomous
existing as an independent entity
"the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
3. autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant
of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
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