Autonomous

[ɔː'tɒnəməs] or [ɔ'tɑnəməs]

(adj.) (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment .

(adj.) existing as an independent entity; 'the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies' .

(adj.) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; 'an autonomous judiciary'; 'a sovereign state' .

Edited by Katy--From WordNet

(a.) Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.

(a.) Having independent existence or laws.

Checker: Zelig