Associations to the word «Sovereignty»

Wiktionary

SOVEREIGNTY, noun. (of a polity) The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.
SOVEREIGNTY, noun. (of a ruler) Supreme authority over all things.
SOVEREIGNTY, noun. (of a person) The liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions.

Dictionary definition

SOVEREIGNTY, noun. Government free from external control.
SOVEREIGNTY, noun. Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch.
SOVEREIGNTY, noun. The authority of a state to govern another state.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley