Autonomy and Choice

Autonomy

Autonomy noun - The act or power of making one's own choices or decisions.

Usage example: the director agreed to make the film only on the condition that she be given complete autonomy for the casting

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Choice and autonomy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Choice" instead a noun "Autonomy".

Choice noun - The act or power of making one's own choices or decisions.

Usage example: the prisoner had no choice but to do what he was told

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Autonomy and choice are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Autonomy" instead a noun "Choice".

Nearby Word: choicely

individual	individual autonomy	individual choice
simple	simple autonomy	simple choice
great	great autonomy	great choice
little	little autonomy	little choice
Other adjectives: personal, creative, moral, new.

The clone army is fighting and dying every day for three years to protect the galaxy, when they have no choice but to fight (unless they're given greater autonomy in the case of being a specialist, such as an ARC Trooper or commando).

Source: A Million Is a Statistic

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