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commonwealth
in a common allegiance (as to the British crown) 4 often cap : a political unit having local autonomy but voluntarily united with the U.S. used officially of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands
home rule
home rule : self-government or limited autonomy in internal affairs by a dependent political unit (as a territory or municipality) ;also : the political theory
sovereign
sovereign immunity at immunity also sovran adj 1 : possessed of supreme power [a ruler] 2 : enjoying autonomy [ states] 3 : relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a sovereign
sovereignty
-ties 1 a : supreme power esp. over a body politic b : freedom from external control : autonomy 2 : one that is sovereign ;esp : an autonomous state
Heteronomy
Subordination or subjection to the law of another political subjection of a community or state opposed to autonomy
Arm of the State
itself. Courts usually, find an entity to be an arm of the State if it operates without substantial autonomy from State regulation. For example, cities and local school districts have been held not to be arms of
Local authority
s. 2(h)] It is the political subdivision functioning within the framework of constitution and enjoying certain degree of autonomy serving as administrative units for state services, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 321. Means a
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