Vocabulary
Autonomy
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the right or condition of self-government.
Urdu meaning
خود مختاری، خود اختیاری
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- who now appear to be so anxious about provincial autonomy for Punjab never advocated it earlier ...
- It infantilises adult women, stripping them of autonomy under the guise of care.
- The Election Commission, it seems, has no autonomy.
- Automation is giving way to autonomy, and cars, drones and infrastructure systems are beginning to operate as intelligent agents, capable of learning, adapting and coordinating with other machines in real time.
- The move will be viewed by the provinces as the erosion of their hard-won financial autonomy, and a pushback is inevitable.
Synonyms
self-government, independence, self-rule, home rule, sovereignty, self-determination
Antonyms
coercion, compulsion, constraint
Curator example
“between the First and Second World Wars, Canada gained greater autonomy from Britain”
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