autogestion

noun

au·​to·​ges·​tion

plural -s

chiefly British

: control and management of an enterprise (such as a factory) by representatives of the workers

Word History

Etymology

French autogestion, from auto- aut- + gestion administration, from Latin gestion-, gestio performance

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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