autonomous

adjectives

(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
"an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign
is derived from
autonomy
existing as an independent entity
"the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
autonomous
is derived from
autonomy
is similar to
free from external control and constraint
"an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"
independent
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant
is derived from
autonomy