autonomy

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BrE /ɔːˈtɒnəmi/ AmE /ɔːˈtɑːnəmi/

noun en → es

1 SELF-GOVERNMENT [uncountable] B1

the right of a country, area, or organization to govern itself and make its own decisions without being controlled by other countries or organizations

autonomía, independencia política

  • the autonomy of something

Collocations territorial autonomy · political autonomy

  • The region has been granted a high degree of autonomy.

    Se ha concedido al área un alto grado de autonomía.

2 PERSONAL FREEDOM [uncountable] B2

the right to make your own decisions and control your own life without being told what to do by other people

autonomía personal, libertad de acción

  • personal autonomy

Collocations individual autonomy · personal freedom

  • She values her personal autonomy highly.

    Ella valora mucho su autonomía personal.

3 ORGANIZATIONAL INDEPENDENCE [uncountable] C1

the ability of an organization to make its own decisions and operate independently without interference from other organizations or governments

independencia organizacional, autonomía operativa

  • organizational autonomy

Collocations operational independence · institutional autonomy

  • The company has a high degree of organizational autonomy.

    La empresa tiene un alto grado de autonomía organizacional.

1 SELF-DETERMINATION [uncountable] B2

the right of people to decide their own future and the way they want to live, especially in relation to political or cultural matters

autodeterminación, derecho a decidir el propio futuro

  • the right of self-determination

Collocations right to self-determination · cultural autonomy

  • The people have the right to determine their own future.

    El pueblo tiene el derecho de determinar su propio futuro.

2 SELF-CONTROL [uncountable] C1

the ability of a person or group to control themselves and make their own decisions without being influenced by others

autocontrol, capacidad de tomar decisiones propias

  • self-control

Collocations personal control · independent decision-making

  • He showed great self-control in the difficult situation.

    Mostró un gran autocontrol en la situación difícil.

3 ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL [uncountable] C1

the ability of an organization to control its own operations and make decisions without external interference

autonomía operativa, independencia organizacional

  • organizational control

Collocations operational autonomy · institutional independence

  • The organization has a high degree of operational control.

    La organización tiene un alto grado de autonomía operativa.

1 SELF-GOVERNANCE [uncountable] B2

the right and ability to govern oneself or a group independently of external control

autonomía, capacidad para gobernar uno mismo

  • self-governance

Collocations right to self-governance · independent governance

  • The community has the right to govern itself.

    La comunidad tiene el derecho de gobernar a sí misma.

2 SELF-REGULATION [uncountable] C1

the ability of an individual or group to regulate their own behavior and actions without external control

autoregulación, capacidad de autocontrolar

  • self-regulation

Collocations personal regulation · independent self-control

  • The team showed excellent self-regulation during the project.

    El equipo mostró una excelente autoregulación durante el proyecto.