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also sovranty
1
as in autonomy
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
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2
as in nation
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
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as in dominion
controlling power or influence over others
the gradual sovereignty of English as the language of international communication
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Recent Examples of sovereignty
Officials in Brasília and Mexico City warn that Washington’s latest moves risk crossing the line from counternarcotics policy into interference in domestic affairs and national sovereignty.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
France has longstanding historical ties to Lebanon and has sought to keep support for Lebanese sovereignty high on the international agenda.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Iran has historically treated verification as a matter of sovereignty.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Data sovereignty is achieved when the infrastructure is located within the nation, and crucially, there is no 3rd party access control to the software or hardware powering critical systems.
—Aidan Gomez, Fortune, 17 June 2026
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
France has longstanding historical ties to Lebanon and has sought to keep support for Lebanese sovereignty high on the international agenda.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Iran has historically treated verification as a matter of sovereignty.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Data sovereignty is achieved when the infrastructure is located within the nation, and crucially, there is no 3rd party access control to the software or hardware powering critical systems.
—Aidan Gomez, Fortune, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sovereignty
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Lewis George, who has pledged to protect the city's autonomy, stood that ground at her post-election event where pop music blared and a crowd danced with the candidate on stage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Lastly, is maintaining autonomy.—
Aidan Gomez,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Britain already has the highest borrowing costs in the Group of Seven wealthy nations due to its high debt and interest payments.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Scotland is a very small nation, six million people who have not been in the World Cup in 28 years.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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The British North America Act came into effect, uniting the separate territories of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into one dominion called Canada.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Italy has a colonial past, of course, and its government forces committed atrocities in areas under Italian dominion in East Africa between the 1880s and 1941.—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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The project, the National Garden of American Heroes, is slated to feature 250 statues of historical figures from America’s past who have contributed to the nation's cultural, scientific, economic, and political heritage, commemorating the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Hired for four years at a salary of $440,000, Carvalho quickly adopted a strategic plan that included detailed, regular review of a school’s test scores — from both the annual state tests and periodic district assessments.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Lestat is basically in Hell; having turned Nicky, he is now forever severed from him mentally, while Nicky’s mental state continues to deteriorate.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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On Wednesday, Grier proved his absolute supremacy once again, swinging a deal to land defenseman Michael Kesselring from the Buffalo Sabres.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Tencent, from China, and Sony, from Japan, vie with Microsoft for supremacy at the top of the gaming leaderboard.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Their legal battle for freedom and the resulting Supreme Court decision eventually ignited the Civil War.—
Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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The implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation was limited in areas still under Confederate control, delaying freedom for many, particularly in Texas.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The treaty involves regular onsite inspections by the IAEA to confirm that countries are complying with the treaty’s terms.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Beijing broadly denies providing weapons to countries in conflict.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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“Sovereignty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sovereignty. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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