AUTONOMOUS

• (adj.) (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

  synonyms : self-directed , self-reliant

  The student council is an autonomous body in our college. The management has no say in its functioning. -added by geeta_inlas

• (adj.) existing as an independent entity

  "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"

• (adj.) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

  "an autonomous judiciary", "a sovereign state"

  synonyms : independent , self-governing , sovereign

  It is very important to have an autonomous judiciary in the country. -added by naila_inlas

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