supreme and unrestricted power, as of a state the position, dominion, or authority of a sovereign an independent state
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sov•er•eign•ty /ˈsɑvrɪnti, ˈsʌv-/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Governmentthe quality or state of being sovereign:a violation of their sovereignty.
sov•er•eign•ty
(sov′rin tē, suv′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- Governmentthe quality or state of being sovereign.
- Governmentthe status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign;
royalty. - Governmentsupreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community.
- rightful status, independence, or prerogative.
- Governmenta sovereign state, community, or political unit.
- Anglo-French sovereynete (Old French soverainete), equivalent. to soverain sovereign + -ete -ty2
- Middle English soverainte 1300–50
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'sovereignty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Christmas Island
- Crown
- English Revolution
- Guelph
- Hong Kong
- Hopkinsianism
- New Zealand
- Panama
- Ryukyu Islands
- Stanley
- Svalbard
- ascendancy
- associated state
- autarchy
- commonwealth
- condominium
- crown
- crowned
- demise
- dominion
- duchess
- empery
- empire
- globe
- interposition
- kashmir
- kingdom
- limited
- majesty
- metonymy
- monarchy
- neoorthodoxy
- orb
- popular sovereignty
- power
- principality
- rangatiratanga
- regality
- regnal
- reign
- royalty
- rule
- scepter
- sceptre
- self-sovereignty
- should
- sovereign