autonomous
(adjective)
Self-governing. Governing independently.
Examples of autonomous in the following topics:
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The Federal Tax System
- The United States is a federal republic with autonomous state and local governments with taxes imposed at each level.
- The United States is a federal republic with autonomous state and local governments.
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Making Policy
- Government corporations are more autonomous in policymaking than most agencies.
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The Committee System
- While this investigatory function is important, procedures such as the House discharge petition process are so difficult to implement that committee jurisdiction over particular subject matter of bills has expanded into semi-autonomous power.
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History of the Welfare State
- Some schemes were based largely in the development of autonomous, mutualist provision of benefits.