sovereigntynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsɒv.rɪn.ti/us/ˈsɑːv.rən.i/the power of a country to control its own government:
Talks are being held about who should have sovereignty over the island.
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Ruling & governing
- absolute
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throne idiom
- Comintern
- corridor
- government-chartered
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- hung parliament
- officially
- oppressive
- power-sharing
- reign
- repress
- repression
- repressive
- statecraft
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