| 单词 | sovereignty |
| 释义 | sovereignty (sɒvrɪnti ) uncountable noun 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. Synonyms: supreme power, domination, supremacy, primacy Collocations: state sovereignty The single currency was always fundamentally incompatible with nation state sovereignty. Times, Sunday Times He also presciently advanced the claims of human rights over state sovereignty, fashioning principles which increasingly shape the world today. The Times Literary Supplement However, the primacy of state sovereignty can only be overridden in the name of a strong principle, consistently applied. Times, Sunday Times It can no longer override considerations of state sovereignty and the natural caution of diplomats and generals. Times, Sunday Times To many it was a clear issue of state sovereignty. The Times Literary Supplement Everything, we are told, has a price, and historically speaking, this was also true of territorial sovereignty. Times, Sunday Times The public policy of territorial sovereignty was always the principal consideration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A number of states place emphasis on the principle of territorial sovereignty, thus seeing states as having free rein over their internal affairs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This made for confusion of territorial sovereignty since allegiances were subject to change over time and were sometimes mutually contradictory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This effectively gave it a charter with certain privileges: perhaps exemption from some taxes or exemption from ecclesiastical territorial sovereignty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 统治权 Japanese: 主権 |
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