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autonomy
noun as in independence
Strongest matches
freedom, self-determination, self-government, self-rule, sovereignty
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Example Sentences
The French government has stopped short of granting New Caledonia full independence but has offered greater autonomy, in a deal yet to be approved in a vote.
Clasby’s attorney wrote in the lawsuit that this undermined her autonomy and made “her feel as if her boss felt her husband owned her and made decisions for her.”
He also has a special vendetta against the bodily autonomy of women, especially pregnant women.
But since 2019, both communities have joined together in demanding the restoration of statehood for Ladakh, along with greater autonomy which would give them job and land quotas.
Every generation scuffles for something: suffrage, equality, autonomy, decent health, fair pay, even the right to keep on fighting.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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