Independence vs Autonomy what difference

what is difference between Independence and Autonomy

English

Alternative forms

• independance (obsolete)

Etymology

From French indépendance

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪndɪˈpɛndəns/
• Hyphenation: in‧de‧pend‧ence

Noun

independence (countable and uncountable, plural independences)

1. The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
2. The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomíā, “freedom to use its own laws, independence”), from αὐτόνομος (autónomos, “living under one’s own laws, independent”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, “-y, -ia”, nominal suffix). Surface analysis auto- (“self”) +‎ -nomy (“a system of rules or laws about a particular field”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɔːˈtɒn.əm.i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔˈtɑn.əm.i/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ɑˈtɑn.əm.i/
• Rhymes: -ɒnəmi

Noun

autonomy (countable and uncountable, plural autonomies)

1. (uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.

   Synonym: sovereignty

   Antonyms: dependency, nonautonomy, inoperability

   1. (government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
2. (philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
3. (mechanics, uncountable) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.

   Antonyms: heteronomy, incapacity

4. (Christianity, uncountable) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.

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References

• “autonomy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “autonomy”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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