sovereignty

  • 11sovereignty — 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

  • 12sovereignty —    Complete or supreme power. The idea is that a country or institution is sovereign if it is free to act as it wishes, independently of the way other bodies or countries choose to behave. National sovereignty implies that British governments can …

    Glossary of UK Government and Politics

  • 13sovereignty — sove|reign|ty [ˈsɔvrınti US ˈsa:v ] n [U] 1.) complete freedom and power to govern ▪ the sovereignty of Parliament sovereignty over ▪ Spain s claim of sovereignty over the territory 2.) the power that an independent country has to govern itself ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14sovereignty — sov|er|eign|ty [ savrənti ] noun uncount * the right to rule a country: a dispute over the sovereignty of the islands a. the right of a country to rule itself: The new Slovenian Assembly claimed full sovereignty …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15sovereignty — [[t]sɒ̱vrɪnti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Sovereignty is the power that a country has to govern itself or another country or state. Britain s concern to protect national sovereignty is far from new. Syn: autonomy …

    English dictionary

  • 16sovereignty — noun 1) their sovereignty over the islands Syn: jurisdiction, rule, supremacy, dominion, power, ascendancy, suzerainty, hegemony, domination, authority, control, influence See note at jurisdiction 2) …

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  • 17sovereignty — noun 1) their sovereignty over the islands Syn: power, rule, supremacy, dominion, jurisdiction, ascendancy, domination, authority, control 2) full sovereignty was achieved in 1955 Syn: autonomy …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 18sovereignty */ — UK [ˈsɒvrɪntɪ] / US [ˈsɑvrəntɪ] noun [uncountable] a) the right to rule a country a dispute over the sovereignty of the islands b) the right of a country to rule itself The new Slovenian Assembly claimed full sovereignty …

    English dictionary

  • 19sovereignty — noun (U) 1 complete freedom and power to govern: the sovereignty of Parliament 2 the power that an independent country has to govern itself …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20sovereignty — suverenitetas statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Išskirtinė aukščiausios politinės valdžios turėtojo galia priimti sprendimus dėl valstybės vidaus (vidinis suverenitetas) ir užsienio (išorinis suverenitetas) politikos. Terminą pirmą kartą… …

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