autonomies

plural of autonomy
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as in freedoms
the state of being free from the control or power of another finding the mother country's treatment of them oppressive and intolerable, the 13 British colonies made the momentous decision to seek autonomy

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Noun
  • Supporting Kigali-compliant policies also drives industries toward cleaner technologies, scaling solutions beyond individual choices.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Thanks to amazing performances, wild fashion choices, and unexpected moments, the MTV Video Music Awards is typically one of the buzzier awards shows — and this year was no exception.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pyongyang has continued to exercise significant control over the population and severely restrict the rights and freedoms of its population, and that has only gotten more intense over the last decade.
    Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • When one person’s rights are stripped away, the thread that binds all our freedoms begins to fray.
    Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts.
    Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Timchenko emphasizes that personal liberties enable speed and innovation, allowing entrepreneurs to mobilize resources and execute projects efficiently and effectively.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And even some vaccine proponents are supporting the new policy in the name of promoting individual liberties.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Autonomies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autonomies. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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