Main entry: autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant
Definition: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
Main entry: autonomous
Definition: existing as an independent entity
Usage: the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies
Main entry: autonomous, sovereign, self-governing, independent
Definition: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
Usage: an autonomous judiciary; a sovereign state