the freedom for a country, a region or an organization to govern itself independently
the ability to act and make decisions without being controlled by anyone else
The village is the administrative unit, to which the most complete autonomy is allowed.
出自: C. G. Seligman
The national autonomous regions [of China] reflect the CCP policy of seeking to..accord cultural autonomysbut not political independencesto areas in which national minority peoples predominate.
出自:Encyclopedia Britannica