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.
Freedom from excessive government control.
A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.
A breach of social convention.
The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
A local division of government administration in medieval England.
The condition of being free from control or restrictions.
The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.
An empty space next to a group of stones of the same color.