autonomy

autonomie, indépendance

Liberté de prendre ses propres décisions et de diriger ses actions.

En anglais simple : The freedom to make your own decisions and control your own actions.

• Teachers need some autonomy in their work.
• The policy gives patients greater autonomy over treatment decisions.
• She values her autonomy and dislikes being told what to do.

Comment l'utiliser : autonomy over something (Staff have autonomy over how they organize their work.)

Synonymes : independence, self-determination

Contraires : dependence

Expressions courantes : personal autonomy, professional autonomy, autonomy over something

autonomie

Droit ou capacité d’une région ou d’un groupe à se gouverner lui-même.

En anglais simple : The right or ability of a region or group to govern itself.

• The region demanded greater autonomy.
• Local councils gained autonomy over education spending.
• The agreement granted political autonomy to the island.

Comment l'utiliser : autonomy from something (The region seeks autonomy from the central government.)

Synonymes : self-government, self-rule

Expressions courantes : regional autonomy, political autonomy, autonomy from something

communauté autonome

Communauté gérant ses propres affaires, par exemple une Église gardant des liens avec une Église plus grande.

En anglais simple : A community that manages its own affairs, such as a church with some ties to a larger church.

• Each autonomy manages its own affairs.
• The council represents several local autonomies.
• This church autonomy chooses its own rules for daily administration.

Synonymes : self-governing community

Expressions courantes : local autonomy, church autonomy