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SOVEREIGNTY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The authority of a state to govern another state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sovereignty" is a kind of...):
authorisation; authority; authorization; dominance; potency; say-so (the power or right to give orders or make decisions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Government free from external control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("sovereignty" is a kind of...):
self-determination; self-government; self-rule (government of a political unit by its own people)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
Synonyms:
reign; sovereignty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("sovereignty" is a kind of...):
dominion; rule (dominance or power through legal authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sovereignty"):
scepter; sceptre (the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter)
