sovereignty (redirected from sovereignties)

sov·er·eign·ty  (svr-n-t, svrn-)

n. pl. sov·er·eign·ties

1. Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state.

2. Royal rank, authority, or power.

3. Complete independence and self-government.

4. A territory existing as an independent state.

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sovereignty [ˈsɒvrəntɪ]

n pl -ties

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) supreme and unrestricted power, as of a state

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the position, dominion, or authority of a sovereign

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an independent state

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sovereignty - government free from external control self-determination, self-government, self-rule - government of a political unit by its own people
	2.	sovereignty - royal authority; the dominion of a monarch reign dominion, rule - dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" scepter, sceptre - the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
	3.	sovereignty - the authority of a state to govern another state authority, potency, authorization, authorisation, say-so, dominance - the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"

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sovereignty

noun supreme power, domination, supremacy, primacy, sway, ascendancy, kingship, suzerainty Britain's concern to protect national sovereignty is far from new.

Translations

sovereignty [ˈsɒvrəntɪ] N → soberanía f

sovereignty [ˈsɒvrɪnti] n → souveraineté f

sovereignty

n → Oberhoheit f, → Oberherrschaft f; (= right of self-determination) → Souveränität f; the sovereignty of papal decrees → die unumschränkte Gültigkeit der päpstlichen Erlasse

sovereignty [ˈsɒvr/əntɪ] n → sovranità

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sovereignty [ˈsɒvr/əntɪ] n → sovranità