sovereignty

sovereignty
The power to govern; supreme political authority. That public authority which commands in civil society, and orders and directs what each citizen is to perform to obtain the end of its institution.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • sovereignty — sov·er·eign·ty also sov·ran·ty / sä vrən tē, sə , və rən / n pl ties 1 a: supreme power esp. over a body politic b: freedom from external control: autonomy 2: one that is sovereign; esp: an autonomous state …   Law dictionary

  • Sovereignty — Sov er*eign*ty, n.; pl. {Sovereignties}. [OE. soverainetee, OF. sovrainet[ e], F. souverainet[ e].] The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sovereignty — mid 14c., pre eminence, from Anglo Fr. sovereynete, from O.Fr. souverainete, from soverain (see SOVEREIGN (Cf. sovereign)). Meaning authority, rule is recorded from late 14c.; sense of existence as an independent state is from 1715 …   Etymology dictionary

  • sovereignty — independence, freedom, autonomy, autarky, autarchy (see under FREE adj) Analogous words: *supremacy, ascendancy: command, sway, control, dominion, *power, authority …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • sovereignty — [n] domination ascendancy, ascendant, dominance, dominion, jurisdiction, preeminence, prepotence, prepotency, primacy, supremacy, supreme power, sway; concept 299 Ant. submission …   New thesaurus

  • sovereignty — ► NOUN (pl. sovereignties) 1) supreme power or authority. 2) a self governing state …   English terms dictionary

  • sovereignty — [säv′rəntē, säv′ər intē; ] occas [.suv′rəntē, suv′ər intē] n. pl. sovereignties [ME soverainete < Anglo Fr sovereyneté, OFr souveraineté] 1. the state or quality of being sovereign 2. the status, dominion, rule, or power of a sovereign 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • Sovereignty — Sovereign redirects here. For other uses, see Sovereign (disambiguation). The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes Leviathan, depicting the Sovereign as a massive body wielding a sword and crozier and composed of many individual people. Sovereignty is… …   Wikipedia

  • sovereignty — /sov rin tee, suv /, n., pl. sovereignties. 1. the quality or state of being sovereign. 2. the status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign; royalty. 3. supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a …   Universalium

  • sovereignty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, full, unlimited ▪ Demonstrators demanded full sovereignty for the self proclaimed republic. ▪ limited ▪ joint, shared …   Collocations dictionary

  • sovereignty — n. 1) to grant sovereignty 2) to establish sovereignty 3) to violate a country s sovereignty 4) sovereignty over * * * [ sɒvrɪntɪ] to establishsovereignty to grant sovereignty to violate a country s sovereignty sovereignty over …   Combinatory dictionary

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