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- DictionarySov·er·eign·ty/ˈsäv(ə)rən(t)ē/
noun
- 1. supreme power or authority: "how can we hope to wrest sovereignty away from the oligarchy and back to the people?"
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Sovereignty can generally be defined as supreme authority. Sovereignty entails hierarchy within a state as well as external autonomy for states. In any state, sovereignty is assigned to the person, body or institution that has the ultimate authority over other people and to change existing laws. In political theory, sovereignty is a substantive term designating supreme legitimate authority over so... Wikipedia