MEANING
A state's ultimate authority to govern itself and its territory.
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Words that belong together
- national sovereignty
- territorial sovereignty
On the page
The agreement preserved national sovereignty while coordinating border policy.
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Word forms
- Base
- sovereignty
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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