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self-government vs autonomy

autonomy vs self-government

self-government and autonomy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self-government Yes No No No
autonomy Yes No No No
As nouns, autonomy is a hypernym of self-government; that is, autonomy is a word with a broader meaning than self-government:
  • self-government: government of a political unit by its own people
  • autonomy: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
Other hypernyms of self-government include liberty.
self-government (noun) autonomy (noun)
government of a political unit by its own people immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
personal independence
Difference between self-government and autonomy

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