sovereignty

IPA: sˈɑvrʌnti

noun

  • (chiefly uncountable) The quality or state of being sovereign.
  • Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.
  • (by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.
  • (by extension) Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts.
  • Pre-eminent or superior excellence; also, superior ability to achieve something; mastery.
  • (countable) A territory under the rule of a sovereign; an independent or self-governing nation or other polity.
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Examples of "sovereignty" in Sentences

  • Sovereignty is an attribute of the state.
  • The sovereignty of Iraq was not the issue.
  • She is the guarantor of national sovereignty.
  • The sovereignty acquit the slave of his sins.
  • Popular sovereignty was to the basis of the Estonia.
  • Moreover, the 'kokutai' was the basis of the sovereignty.
  • It is the philosophy of the sovereignty of the individual.
  • The sovereignty of the sultanate was transferred to the parliament.
  • Parliamentary Sovereignty is the bedrock of the Westminster Tradition.
  • For example, the sovereignty of the United Kingdom belongs to the Crown.

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