autonomous
adjective /ɔːˈtɒn.ə.məs/
/ɑːˈtɑː.nə-/ Definition
› independent and having the power to make your own decisionsColonisation and self-governmentFreedom to actOpportunity › an autonomous organization, country, or region is independent and has the freedom to govern itself: an autonomous region/province/republic/council
(Definition of autonomous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- (as) free as a bird idiom
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