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sovereignty

/ˈsɑv(ə)ɹənti/noun3 syllables

Sovereignty means: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch.

Synonyms for sovereignty10

noun, as in royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

also used for sovereignty

diadem, autarchy, independence, nationality, nationhood, sovereigndom, sovereignhood, sovereignness, sovereignship

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What does sovereignty mean?3

noun

1

royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

2

government free from external control

3

the authority of a state to govern another state

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Sovereignty in a sentence

  • In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?AsliAbbasi
  • All these questions have one thing in common: they concern strategy, order, and sovereignty.AlanF_US
  • Algeria has the sovereignty to make its own laws.Amastan
  • China needs to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity.Amastan
  • Algeria must keep its sovereignty over all of its territory.Amastan
  • Indigenous rights and sovereignty deserve protection and recognition.Amastan
  • China stated that it respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.AlanF_US
  • China considers Pelosi's visit as a threat to its sovereignty.Amastan

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Forms of sovereignty

as a noun

plural
sovereignties