sovereignty
sovereignty
nounDefinition of SOVEREIGNTY
1
the state of being free from the control or power of another <upon leaving home she felt that she had achieved sovereignty for the first time in her life>
Synonyms autonomy, independence, independency, liberty, self-determination, self-governance, self-government, sovereignty (also sovranty)
Near Antonyms captivity, enchainment, enslavement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, subjugation
2
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government <as parts of the same sovereignty, the states should not enact laws intended to harm one another economically>
Related Words city-state, microstate, ministate, nation-state; domain, dominion, empire, kingdom, realm, republic; duchy, dukedom, emirate, principality, seigniory (or seignory), sultanate; democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, monocracy, oligarchy, sovereign (also sovran), theocracy; client state, colony, condominium, dependency, mandate, province, settlement, soil, trust territory; fatherland, homeland, motherland; great power, power, sea power, superpower, world power; welfare state
3
controlling power or influence over others <the gradual sovereignty of English as the language of international communcation>
Synonyms ascendance (also ascendence), ascendancy (also ascendency), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium, predominance, predominancy, preeminence, reign, sovereignty (also sovranty)
Related Words primacy, superiority; lordship, scepter; arm, authority, choke hold, clutch, command, control, grip, hold, mastery, sway; takeover; direction, jurisdiction, management; clout, might, pull, weight; eminence, importance, moment; prerogative, privilege, right
Variants of SOVEREIGNTY
sovereignty also sovranty
