L'autonomie
Example: L'autonomie dans le travail favorise la créativité et l'initiative personnelle.
Definition
"L'autonomie" refers to the ability or condition of being self-governing, independent, and capable of making decisions without external control. It often describes a person's or group's capacity to manage tasks or responsibilities on their own, as in the example phrase about work fostering creativity and personal initiative.
Etymology
The word "l'autonomie" comes from the Greek roots 'auto-' meaning 'self' and 'nomos' meaning 'law' or 'rule.' It originally referred to the concept of self-rule or self-governance. Did you know? The term has been adopted into French to describe both political independence and personal self-sufficiency.
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"L'autonomie" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (C2) - set 1", containing 95 commonly used words.
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