Autonomy and Tyranny

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

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Tyranny is an antonym for autonomy.

Tyranny noun - A system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power.

Usage example: a popular uprising replaced that nation's tyranny with freedom and democracy

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Autonomy is an antonym for tyranny.

human	human autonomy	human tyranny
simple	simple autonomy	simple tyranny
federal	federal autonomy	federal tyranny
apparent	apparent autonomy	apparent tyranny
Other adjectives: imperial, local.

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