- 1(of a country, a region, or an organization) able to govern itself or control its own affairs synonym independent an autonomous republic/state/province a federation of autonomous groups
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- 2(of a person) able to do things and make decisions without help from anyone else Teachers aim to help children become autonomous learners.
Each bank acts autonomously.See autonomous in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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