This allowed relative autonomy from the Mother Church while working within the constructs of the hierarchy.

I was under the impression that the Federation claimed to allow autonomy of government to its member planets.

This wave of Aliyah had been on good terms with the Persian government, which allowed them religious autonomy.

However, the Lithuanians were only allowed minimal autonomy and could not establish de facto independence.

The Federal party thought instead that the country should follow its own traditions and develop their own political systems, allowing autonomy to each region.

Its major aims are to allow greater autonomy to the north and increase government resource allocation to what has been a traditionally impoverished region.

After Operation Storm, the application of the law which allowed autonomy would be temporarily suspended.

When the Philippines became a Republic in 1946, the municipal government was allowed greater autonomy.

The deal was described as an alliance, and Crocker was allowed complete autonomy.

It was not full independence, but it allowed significant autonomy.