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   Sov·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?" Similar jurisdictionsupremacydominionpowerascendancysuzeraintytyrannyhegemonydominationswaypredominanceauthoritycontrolinfluencerulerajarchaic:regimentOpposite subserviencesubjection
   • ▪ the authority of a state to govern itself or another state: "national sovereignty" Similar autonomyindependenceself-governmentself-rulehome ruleself-legislationself-determinationnonalignmentfreedomOpposite hegemonycolonialism
   • ▪ a self-governing state.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French sovereinete, from soverain (see sovereign).

   Scrabble Points: 18

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