autonomous

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independent and having the power to make your own decisions

an autonomous organization, country, or region is independent and has the freedom to govern itself:

an autonomous region/province/republic/council

an autonomous machine or system is able to operate without being controlled directly by humans:

an autonomous vehicle

independent and having the power to make decisions for yourself:

The company's divisions, which have been largely autonomous up to now, will be centralized under the newly appointed CEO.

The country now has 17 autonomous regions, each with a distinct culture.