be autonomous

Frequency: 8.035.2 per million words

Describes the state of being self-governing or independent.

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Examples (10)

  • Higher education is relatively autonomous from the government.
  • The region fought for decades to be fully autonomous.
  • Our research department is largely autonomous, setting its own goals.
  • The new robot is designed to be completely autonomous in its tasks.
  • To be a truly creative artist, one must be autonomous in thought and action.
  • Once the charter is approved, the city council will be financially autonomous.
  • Would the team be more innovative if it were more autonomous?
  • The subsidiary had been autonomous for years before the merger.
  • Each branch of the company is expected to be autonomous in its daily management.
  • The court ruled that the commission is an autonomous body, free from political interference.