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autonomous
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adjective (a)

  • Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces(adj.all)
    Example:
    An autonomous judiciary.
    Synonym:
    independent, self-governing, sovereign
    source: wordnet30
  • existing as an independent entity(adj.all)
    Example:
    The partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies.
    source: wordnet30
  • (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    self-directed, self-reliant
    source: wordnet30
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