Thesaurus results for SOVEREIGNS

sovereigns

noun

variants also sovrans

plural of sovereign

as in rulers

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority after the current sovereign dies, the monarchy may be abolished

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Recent Examples of sovereigns But a series of 15th century directives from the Vatican authorized Portuguese sovereigns to conquer Africa and the Americas and enslave non-Christians. —

Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 Encouraged and frightened by the events at Naples, other sovereigns granted constitutions. —

Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026 Whatever their precise content, the blessings of liberty allow people to be something like sovereigns over their own lives. —

Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026 The situation weighs on regional risk on the margins, but most of those sovereigns carry strong balance sheets, Appio explained. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026 And the reason for that is that the default data and the default experience does not coincide with the ratings that the ratings agencies attribute to African sovereigns. —

Harvard Business Review, 13 Nov. 2025 Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has similarly dropped into deep curtsies when meeting other sovereigns on trips abroad. —

Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 Wall Street, institutions and even sovereigns are migrating infrastructure onto the blockchain and ETH is well positioned to capture value through various channels. —

Todd Gordon, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025 Credit rating agencies are sharpening their focus on climate vulnerability, raising questions about whether sectors or sovereigns with large protection gaps could face higher borrowing costs. —

Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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Noun

The vote underscores the staying power of Africa’s aging leaders on a continent that has some of the world’s oldest rulers despite boasting the youngest population globally.

— Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Swift passes both Rihanna and Drake, who sit side-by-side with 14 rulers apiece.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026