SOVEREIGNTY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The authority of a state to govern another state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("sovereignty" is a kind of...):

authorisation; authority; authorization; dominance; potency; say-so (the power or right to give orders or make decisions)

Meaning:

Government free from external control

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sovereignty" is a kind of...):

self-determination; self-government; self-rule (government of a political unit by its own people)

Meaning:

Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

Synonyms:

reign; sovereignty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sovereignty" is a kind of...):

dominion; rule (dominance or power through legal authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sovereignty"):

scepter; sceptre (the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter)