| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | academic freedom | freedom in scholarly work |
| 2. | administrative freedom | freedom in administration |
| 3. | agency | capacity to act independently |
| 4. | artistic freedom | freedom in artistic expression |
| 5. | autarchy | absolute self-rule |
| 6. | authority | recognized power to decide |
| 7. | blank check | broad freedom to decide |
| 8. | breathing room | space for independent action |
| 9. | budgetary freedom | freedom over budget decisions |
| 10. | carte blanche | complete freedom to act |
| 11. | civil liberty | legally protected personal freedom |
| 12. | command | authority over one’s own actions |
| 13. | control | power to direct decisions |
| 14. | creative freedom | freedom in creative choices |
| 15. | decision authority | authority to make decisions |
| 16. | decision power | power to decide |
| 17. | decision rights | rights to make decisions |
| 18. | decision-making power | power to make decisions |
| 19. | decisional freedom | freedom to make decisions |
| 20. | discretion | freedom to decide |
| 21. | dominion | sovereign control or rule |
| 22. | economic freedom | freedom in economic decisions |
| 23. | editorial independence | freedom from editorial interference |
| 24. | elbow room | informal freedom to act |
| 25. | executive discretion | discretion held by executives |
| 26. | financial independence | freedom from financial dependence |
| 27. | free agency | freedom to act independently |
| 28. | free choice | choice made without coercion |
| 29. | free will | ability to choose freely |
| 30. | freedom | power to act without constraint |
| 31. | freestanding status | status of operating independently |
| 32. | home rule | local self-government |
| 33. | independence | freedom from outside control |
| 34. | independency | state of being independent |
| 35. | independent action | action taken without outside control |
| 36. | independent authority | authority free from outside control |
| 37. | independent control | control without outside interference |
| 38. | independent power | power exercised without outside control |
| 39. | independent status | status free from outside control |
| 40. | individual freedom | freedom belonging to a person |
| 41. | intellectual freedom | freedom of thought and inquiry |
| 42. | judicial independence | freedom from judicial interference |
| 43. | jurisdiction | authority to govern or decide |
| 44. | latitude | freedom of action or choice |
| 45. | leeway | room to choose or act |
| 46. | liberty | freedom to choose or act |
| 47. | license | freedom to act |
| 48. | local control | control by the local community |
| 49. | local self-rule | self-rule at the local level |
| 50. | managerial discretion | discretion in management decisions |
| 51. | managerial freedom | freedom in management decisions |
| 52. | moral agency | capacity for moral choice |
| 53. | municipal self-rule | city-level self-government |
| 54. | national independence | freedom from foreign control |
| 55. | nondependence | lack of reliance on others |
| 56. | noninterference | absence of external interference |
| 57. | nonintervention | absence of outside intervention |
| 58. | open mandate | broad authority to act |
| 59. | operating discretion | freedom in operating decisions |
| 60. | operational freedom | freedom in practical operations |
| 61. | operational independence | independence in operations |
| 62. | organizational independence | independence of an organization |
| 63. | own choice | choice made by oneself |
| 64. | personal freedom | individual freedom of action |
| 65. | personal liberty | individual liberty of action |
| 66. | personal sovereignty | supreme authority over oneself |
| 67. | policy freedom | freedom to set policy |
| 68. | political freedom | freedom in political life |
| 69. | political independence | freedom from political control |
| 70. | prerogative | exclusive right to decide |
| 71. | regional self-rule | regional power to govern itself |
| 72. | right of choice | right to choose independently |
| 73. | right of decision | right to decide independently |
| 74. | right of self-rule | right to govern oneself |
| 75. | right to choose | entitlement to choose freely |
| 76. | right to decide | entitlement to make decisions |
| 77. | right to self-govern | entitlement to govern oneself |
| 78. | self-administration | administration by oneself or locally |
| 79. | self-authority | authority over oneself |
| 80. | self-determination | power to decide one’s own future |
| 81. | self-direction | control over one’s own course |
| 82. | self-dominion | rule over oneself |
| 83. | self-governance | independent governance by oneself |
| 84. | self-government | governance without external control |
| 85. | self-guidance | guidance of one’s own choices |
| 86. | self-management | management of one’s own affairs |
| 87. | self-regulation | regulation by oneself |
| 88. | self-rule | rule by oneself or one’s group |
| 89. | sovereignty | supreme independent authority |
| 90. | tactical freedom | freedom in tactical choices |
| 91. | tribal sovereignty | independent authority of a tribe |
| 92. | uncoerced choice | choice made without force |
| 93. | unconstrained freedom | freedom without constraints |
| 94. | unfettered choice | choice without restrictions |
| 95. | unhampered freedom | freedom without hindrance |
| 96. | unimpeded freedom | freedom without obstacles |
| 97. | unrestricted freedom | freedom without limits |
| 98. | volition | power of conscious choice |
| 99. | voluntary choice | choice made willingly |
| 100. | wiggle room | informal room for choice |