📚 Autonomy, noun. 🔉 /ɔːˈtɒnəmi/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (mass noun): The right or condition of self-government. ❗️ Examples: 1. Between the First and Second World Wars, Canada gained greater autonomy from Britain. 2. Its aim was to suspend the moves towards separation for three months, whilst negotiating greater autonomy within a federal structure. 3. This allowed for greater autonomy within the boundaries of the Federal Republic. 4. A former province of a state is being prepared for substantial autonomy and self-government. 5. A relatively small group of nationalists demand outright independence for the island while others prefer autonomy within the French Republic. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic