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Self-sufficiency

The quality or state of being self-sufficient.

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Independence 76% connected

The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenanc…

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Independency 76% connected

Independence.

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Self-sufficient 74% connected

Sufficient for one's self without external aid or cooperation.

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Self-sufficient 74% connected

Sufficient for one's self without external aid or cooperation.

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Autonomy 92% connected

The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.

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Self-reliance 92% connected

Reliance on one's own powers or judgment; self-trust.

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Agency noun · 78% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Authority noun · 78% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Bureau noun · 78% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Contract noun · 78% connection

(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

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Declaration noun · 78% connection

(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

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Equality noun · 78% connection

the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

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Federal agency noun · 78% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Freedom noun · 78% connection

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

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Government agency noun · 78% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Justice noun · 78% connection

judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

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Legitimacy noun · 78% connection

lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

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Liberalism noun · 78% connection

a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution

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Liberty noun · 78% connection

immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

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Office noun · 78% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Philosophy noun · 78% connection

the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

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Political adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; "political opinions"

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Social adjective · 78% connection

relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colu…

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Social contract noun · 78% connection

an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection

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Abandon verb · 78% connection

Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.

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Absolute adjective · 78% connection

Loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other being; self-existent; self-sufficing.

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Abstinence noun · 78% connection

The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.

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Amour propre unknown · 78% connection

Self-love; self-esteem.

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Ascetic noun · 78% connection

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and…

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Auto- unknown · 78% connection

A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self, one's own, itself, its own.

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Automatical adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; --…

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Autotheism noun · 78% connection

Deification of one's self; self-worship.

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Avail verb · 78% connection

To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the pl…

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Boast verb · 78% connection

To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belong…

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Brag verb · 78% connection

To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boas…

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Coigny noun · 78% connection

The practice of quartering one's self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody.

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Condescend verb · 78% connection

To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inf…

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Confidence noun · 78% connection

The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as l…

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Continency noun · 78% connection

Self-restraint; self-command.

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Cool superl. · 78% connection

Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as,…

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Cover verb · 78% connection

To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.

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Cynic noun · 78% connection

One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct i…

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