Autonomous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

existing as an independent entity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɐlˌɪnaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɔːtˈɒnəməs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɔːtˈɒnəməs/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɐlˌɪnaɪt/.

Examples

an autonomous judiciary
a sovereign state
the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

independent self-governing self-directed sovereign self-reliant

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces “an autonomous judiciary”
adjective	existing as an independent entity “the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies”
adjective	(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

Word Forms

autonomy	noun	immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
independence	noun	freedom from control or influence of another or others
self-reliance	noun	personal independence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

autonom

(von politischen Körperschaften), die nicht von externen Kräften kontrolliert werden

🇫🇷French

autonome

(des organismes politiques) non contrôlés par des forces extérieures

🇪🇸Spanish

autónomo

(de organismos políticos) no controlados por fuerzas externas

🇮🇹Italian

autonomo

(di organismi politici) non controllati da forze esterne

🇳🇱Dutch

autonoom

(van politieke organen) die niet worden gecontroleerd door krachten van buitenaf

🇵🇹Portuguese

autônomo

(de órgãos políticos) não controlados por forças externas

🇷🇺Russian

автономный

(политических органов), не контролируемых внешними силами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वायत्त

(राजनीतिक निकायों का) बाहरी ताकतों द्वारा नियंत्रित नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বায়ত্তশাসিত

(রাজনৈতিক সংস্থাগুলির) বাইরের শক্তি দ্বারা নিয়ন্ত্রিত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தன்னாட்சி

(அரசியல் அமைப்புகளின்) வெளிப்புற சக்திகளால் கட்டுப்படுத்தப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వయంప్రతిపత్తి కలిగిన

(రాజకీయ సంస్థల) బయటి శక్తులచే నియంత్రించబడదు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वायत्त

(राजकीय संस्थांचे) बाह्य शक्तींद्वारे नियंत्रित नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વાયત્ત

(રાજકીય સંસ્થાઓનું) બહારના દળો દ્વારા નિયંત્રિત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವಾಯತ್ತ

(ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳ) ಹೊರಗಿನ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಂದ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വയംഭരണാധികാരമുള്ള

(രാഷ്ട്രീയ സംഘടനകളുടെ) ബാഹ്യശക്തികളാൽ നിയന്ത്രിക്കപ്പെടുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਦਮੁਖਤਿਆਰ

(ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ ਸੰਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ) ਬਾਹਰੀ ਤਾਕਤਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خود مختار

(سیاسی اداروں کا) بیرونی قوتوں کے زیر کنٹرول نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自主

（政治机构的）不受外部势力控制的

🇯🇵Japanese

自律的

（政治団体の）外部勢力の支配を受けない

🇰🇷Korean

자발적인

(정치 단체의) 외부 세력에 의해 통제되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tự trị

(của các cơ quan chính trị) không bị kiểm soát bởi các thế lực bên ngoài

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นอิสระ

(ของหน่วยงานทางการเมือง) ที่ไม่ได้ถูกควบคุมโดยกองกำลังภายนอก

🇮🇩Indonesian

otonom

(badan politik) yang tidak dikendalikan oleh kekuatan luar

🇵🇭Filipino

nagsasarili

(ng mga pampulitikang katawan) na hindi kontrolado ng mga pwersa sa labas

🇲🇾Malay

berautonomi

(badan politik) tidak dikawal oleh kuasa luar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستقلة

(الهيئات السياسية) لا تسيطر عليها قوى خارجية

🇮🇷Persian

خودمختار

(از نهادهای سیاسی) که توسط نیروهای خارجی کنترل نمی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

özerk

(siyasi organların) dış güçler tarafından kontrol edilmemesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹטוֹנוֹמִי

(של גופים פוליטיים) שאינם נשלטים על ידי כוחות חיצוניים

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