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also sovranty
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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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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
The girl who gave her youth to the record industry ended up losing her legal sovereignty (via the establishment of a conservatorship in 2008 that remained intact until 2021).
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
There have been no similar moves to loosen data sovereignty rules elsewhere in the Gulf.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Guo added that Iran’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity should be respected.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Mullin has also leaned into his ancestry as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and supported positions important to tribal citizens, such as advocating for tribal sovereignty.
—Sean Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
There have been no similar moves to loosen data sovereignty rules elsewhere in the Gulf.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Guo added that Iran’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity should be respected.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Mullin has also leaned into his ancestry as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and supported positions important to tribal citizens, such as advocating for tribal sovereignty.
—Sean Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sovereignty
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Two anonymous trans residents sued Kansas last month, arguing that the law violates state protections for personal autonomy, privacy, equality, due process and freedom of speech.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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The long history of military AI Weapons with some degree of autonomy have been used in war for well over a century.—
Jon R. Lindsay,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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Salvadoran nationals who were deported from the United States have been arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and have disappeared into the Central American nation's prison system, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Monday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Russian armed forces launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine in February 2022 that’s believed to have resulted in nearly 2 million casualties between the warring nations.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Many key figures were associated with a movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which aims to establish Christian dominion over American society and government.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes shrubs look bare and unattractive after living under the dominion of other plants, but many can be rehabbed by severe pruning.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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As Europe races toward energy independence, this facility could become a primary feeder for a pipeline network meant to power the continent’s heavy industry.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Setting an example Leju, a humanoid robot company that established a robot training center in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, with state support, has created environments such as an automobile assembly line, a smart home, and an eldercare facility within a 10,000-square-foot ㎡ space.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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This system will decrease the state's snow totals, which sit at about 48% of the current average for this time of the year.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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State efforts to restrict federal enforcement at polls face potential legal challenges due to the supremacy clause, which makes federal law paramount.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The expansion underscores Google's confidence in the Gemini 3 model that the Mountain View, California, company released late last year as part of an intensifying battle for AI supremacy with up-and-coming rivals such as OpenAI and Anthropic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon had accepted his compromise, Altman implied, because his safeguards were not smuggled into the contract as an arbitrary restriction of Pentagon freedom.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Enslaved by a tyrannical regime for nearly half a century, everyday Iranians long passionately for their freedom, as the rebellion earlier this year showed.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The workers in Mississippi often voice the same complaints that many South Africans have about their country, such as its sluggish economy and widespread crime.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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His vow to keep up attacks on other Arab countries in the region and plans to choke off the world's oil supply were headlines.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sovereignty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sovereignty. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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