{
    "term": "autonomy",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the freedom for a country, a region or an organization to govern itself independently",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a campaign in Wales for greater autonomy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Act granted limited autonomy to the republics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cantons and communes of Switzerland have preserved their autonomy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is pressure for some degree of autonomy from minorities in the north of the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Schools have gained greater autonomy from government control."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Head office is giving the regional offices more autonomy."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "independence",
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "substantial", "greater"],
                "… of autonomy": ["degree", "level", "measure"],
                "verb + autonomy": ["enjoy", "have", "assert"],
                "preposition": ["autonomy from"],
                "phrases": ["a demand for autonomy"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the ability to act and make decisions without being controlled by anyone else",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "giving individuals greater autonomy in their own lives"
                },
                {
                    "text": "One of the aims of modern nursing is to encourage patient autonomy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to preserve the professional autonomy of the scientific community."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "substantial", "greater"],
                "… of autonomy": ["degree", "level", "measure"],
                "verb + autonomy": ["enjoy", "have", "assert"],
                "preposition": ["autonomy from"],
                "phrases": ["a demand for autonomy"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɔːˈtɒnəmi/",
                "audio": "au/autonomy/autonomy__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɔːˈtɑːnəmi/",
                "audio": "au/autonomy/autonomy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from Greek autonomia, from autonomos ‘having its own laws’, from autos ‘self’ + nomos ‘law’."
}