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paysage autonome; paysage de régime éluvialEnglish-French dictionary of Geography > autonomous landscape
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Pol. bénéficier d'un statut d'autonomie/d'un statut autonomeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to benefit from autonomous status
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quango [ˈkwæŋgəʊ](British) ( = quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization) organisation f non gouvernementale quasi autonome* * *['kwæŋgəʊ] -
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British( abbreviation quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization) = organisme crée par le gouvernement et doté de pouvoirs quasi autonomesDespite the promise of a people's government, the country is increasingly run by unaccountable, secretive crony networks, writes Stuart Weir. Tony Blair and his colleagues have been full of promises to abolish the quango state and make "bonfires of quangos". But there are no dead quangos among the slaughtered sheep and livestock in the funeral pyres and trenches that disfigure the British countryside. No, the quango state is alive and well.
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(product) produit m dérivé, retombée fspin-off company entreprise f dérivée;spin-off product produit dérivéSouthampton Innovations was set up as an autonomous limited company to give Ashby the freedom to hunt for winning technology within the university, patent it and then find outside chief executives to run spin-off companies to develop it commercially.
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ⓘ Quango Organisme semi-public financé par l'État, qui dispose cependant d'une large autonomie pour administrer un secteur particulier de la vie nationale ( Arts Council, Equal Opportunities Commission, etc.). Ce mot est formé des premières lettres de l'expression quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization.
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autonomous — UK US /ɔːˈtɒnəməs/ adjective ► independent and having the power to make decisions for yourself: »The company s divisions, which have been largely autonomous up to now, will be centralized under the newly appointed CEO. » The country now has 17… … Financial and business terms
Autonomous — Au*ton o*mous, a. [Gr. ?; ? self + ? to assign, hold, sway.] 1. Independent in government; having the right or power of self government. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Having independent existence or laws. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autonomous — I (independent) adjective detached, existing as an independent entity, free, free to choose, self contained, self reliant, self sufficient, self supporting, uncoerced, uncompelled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, unrestricted II (self governing)… … Law dictionary
autonomous — (adj.) 1800, from Gk. autonomos having one s own laws, of animals, feeding or ranging at will, from autos self (see AUTO (Cf. auto )) + nomos law (see NUMISMATICS (Cf. numismatics)). Cf. PRIVILEGE (Cf. privilege). Used mostly in met … Etymology dictionary
autonomous — independent, sovereign, *free, autarchic, autarkic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
autonomous — [adj] independent free, self determining, self governing, self ruling, sovereign, uncontrolled; concept 554 Ant. dependent, subject … New thesaurus
autonomous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ self governing or independent. DERIVATIVES autonomously adverb … English terms dictionary
autonomous — [ô tän′əməs] adj. [Gr autonomos, independent < autos, self + nomos, law: see NOMY] 1. of or having to do with an autonomy 2. a) having self government b) functioning independently without control by others 3. Biol … English World dictionary
autonomous — autonomously, adv. /aw ton euh meuhs/, adj. 1. Govt. a. self governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. b. pertaining to an autonomy. 2. having autonomy; not subject to control from outside; independent: a subsidiary that functioned as … Universalium
autonomous — [[t]ɔːtɒ̱nəməs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An autonomous country, organization, or group governs or controls itself rather than being controlled by anyone else. They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province. Syn:… … English dictionary
autonomous — adjective Etymology: Greek autonomos independent, from aut + nomos law more at nimble Date: 1800 1. of, relating to, or marked by autonomy 2. a. having the right or power of self government b. undertaken or carried on without … New Collegiate Dictionary