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   sovereignty

   /ˈsɒvr(ɪ)nti/

   noun

   • 1. supreme power or authority: "the sovereignty of Parliament" Similar jurisdictionsupremacydominionpowerascendancysuzeraintytyrannyhegemonydominationswaypredominanceauthoritycontrolinfluencerulerajarchaic:regimentOpposite subserviencesubjection
   • ▪ the authority of a state to govern itself or another state: "national sovereignty" Similar autonomyindependenceself-governmentself-rulehome ruleself-legislationself-determinationnon-alignmentfreedomOpposite hegemonycolonialism
   • ▪ a self-governing state.

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

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