English-Thai Dictionary

autonomy

N การปกครอง ตนเอง  เอกราช  self government kan-pok-khrong-ton-eng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AUTONOMY

n.[Gr. self, and law, rule. ] This word is rarely used. It signifies the power or right of self government, whether in a city which elects its own magistrates and makes its own laws, or in an individual who lives according to his own will.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AUTONOMY

Au *ton "o *my, n. Etym: [Gr. autonomie. See Autonomous. ]

 

1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.

 

2. (Metaph.)

 

Defn: The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty. Fleming.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

autonomy

au ton o my |ôˈtänəmē ɔˈtɑnəmi | ▶noun ( pl. autonomies ) (of a country or region ) the right or condition of self-government, esp. in a particular sphere: Tatarstan demanded greater autonomy within the Russian Federation. • a self-governing country or region. • freedom from external control or influence; independence: economic autonomy is still a long way off for many women. • (in Kantian moral philosophy ) the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with objective morality rather than under the influence of desires. DERIVATIVES au ton o mist |-mist |noun & adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Greek autonomia, from autonomos ‘having its own laws, ’ from autos ‘self ’ + nomos ‘law. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

autonomy

autonomy |ɔːˈtɒnəmi | ▶noun ( pl. autonomies ) [ mass noun ] the right or condition of self-government: between the First and Second World Wars, Canada gained greater autonomy from Britain. • [ count noun ] a self-governing country or region. • freedom from external control or influence; independence. • (in Kantian moral philosophy ) the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with objective morality rather than under the influence of desires. DERIVATIVES autonomist noun & adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Greek autonomia, from autonomos ‘having its own laws ’, from autos ‘self ’ + nomos ‘law ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

autonomy

autonomy noun the rebels called for regional autonomy and self-government: self-government, self-rule, home rule, self-determination, independence, sovereignty, freedom.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

autonomy

autonomy noun Tatarstan demanded greater autonomy within the Russian Federation: self-government, independence, self-rule, home rule, sovereignty, self-determination, freedom, autarchy; self-sufficiency, individualism.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

autonomy

au ton o my /ɔːtɑ́nəmi |-tɔ́n -/名詞 複 -mies ｟かたく ｠1 U 自治 (権 ); C 自治国家, 自治体, 自治団体 .2 U 自立 [自主 ]性, 自律性 ; (行動や意思の )自由 .