autonomy

8 letters in word "autonomy": A M N O O T U Y.

No anagrams for autonomy found in this word list.

• Definitions:
• The right or power to govern oneself; self-determination. It can be less than full independence, as in the case of an ethnic group that is granted ...
• an autonomous being is one that has the power of self-direction, possessing the ability to act as it decides, independent of the will of others and of other internal or external factors.
• The ability to drop or shed the tail as a defence mechanism.
• Freedom from all external constraints. Independence consisting of self-determination.
• the amount of control an individual has over his or her working life. Autonomy can relate to performance goals (the outputs of a role) and performance methodologies (the way in which goals are achieved). Increased autonomy is normally associated with higher levels of job satisfaction. ...
• An aspect of the responsiveness of health systems whereby one enjoys the freedom to decide for oneself on alternative treatment, testing and care options, including the decision to refuse treatment, if of sound mind.
• Stemming from the Greek to mean 'self-legislation', autonomy is a belief system that values freedom from external authority. This can occur at the individual and collective level. It has widespread use for many contemporary social movements trying to manage their own lives and communities.
• Self-governing.
• Self-reliance; the sense of being an individual in one’s own right.
• A term that refers to the independence of the moral or ethical agent in decision-making.
• immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence personal independence
• Autonomy (Greek: Auto-Nomos - nomos meaning "law": one who gives oneself his own law) means freedom from external authority. Autonomy is a concept found in moral, political, and bioethical philosophy. ...
• Autocephaly, in hierarchical Christian churches and especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. ...
• A person’s ability to make independent choices.
• The quality or state of being self-governing; especially the right of self-government.

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