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/ɔːtˈɒnəməs/
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[ US /ɔˈtɑnəməs/ ]
[ US /ɔˈtɑnəməs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
an autonomous judiciary
a sovereign state -
existing as an independent entity
the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies - (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
How To Use autonomous In A Sentence
- Within the context of modernity, the autonomous artist, as a creative being, explores varying moods, passion, sentiments and emotions.
- Meanwhile, all sorts of things that at one time or another were considered tests for artificial intelligence — playing chess, doing integrals, doing autonomous control — have been cracked in algorithmic ways. Wolfram Blog : Stephen Wolfram on the Quest for Computable Knowledge
- The "smart" in "smart underwear" refers to the fact that the printed sensors will be incorporated into logic-based biocomputing systems that will monitor biomarkers found in human sweat and tears, make autonomous diagnoses, and administer drugs. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- The Government said that it will legislate to keep the parties in the room, and then chuck another $1 million at the Department of Labour, and set up a semi-autonomous, not totally autonomous, unit.
- Semi-autonomous vehicles are expected to witness a rapid growth over the forecast timeline owing to the driving assistance features.
- They operate through autonomous cells, strict secrecy, and a refusal to engage the enemy's strength.
- Each autonomous republic is represented by eleven deputies in the Soviet of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet.
- The arid land of this autonomous republic supports a nomadic lifestyle.
- What is more worrying is that many legal and ethical issues are yet to be settled, eg should autonomous cars continue to have a driver? Times, Sunday Times
- U.S. intelligence officials think that bin Laden and Zawahiri remain in hiding in Pakistan's rugged and semiautonomous tribal belt where the CIA continues to hunt them. Panetta outlines plan for bin Laden's detention if al-Qaeda leader is captured