The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
A self-governing country or region.
The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.
The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
The right or privilege of unrestricted use or access
Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.