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also sovranty
1
as in autonomy
the state of being free from the control or power of another
upon leaving home she felt that she had achieved sovereignty for the first time in her life
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2
as in nation
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
as parts of the same sovereignty, the states should not enact laws intended to harm one another economically
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as in dominion
controlling power or influence over others
the gradual sovereignty of English as the language of international communication
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Recent Examples of sovereignty
There is tension between the two over trade and tariffs, and over China’s claims to sovereignty over Taiwan.
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
Cuban officials defended the attack, claiming the planes repeatedly violated Cuban airspace and threatened their sovereignty.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Cuba has long defended its decision to shoot down the planes, insisting that Brothers to the Rescue had encroached on the country's sovereignty.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Previous statements doubting Venezuela’s sovereignty over the past 25 years have been met with immediate derision from senior government officials, including the president.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
Cuban officials defended the attack, claiming the planes repeatedly violated Cuban airspace and threatened their sovereignty.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Cuba has long defended its decision to shoot down the planes, insisting that Brothers to the Rescue had encroached on the country's sovereignty.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Previous statements doubting Venezuela’s sovereignty over the past 25 years have been met with immediate derision from senior government officials, including the president.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sovereignty
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This effort represents a step toward operationalizing collaborative autonomy, where teams of unmanned systems work together in dynamic and communications-constrained environments under a single operator.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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Empowering Employees With Autonomy And Ownership Focus on autonomy and ownership.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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That mugshot—with her straight dark hair, motorcycle jacket, and flat, defiant stare—would come to represent a nation, and generation, in crisis; a startling declaration that America’s own sons and daughters had turned violently against their country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Local officials called the incident the worst single diving accident in the history of the Maldives, a nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands scattered some 500 miles across the equator in the Indian Ocean.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Husbands should have dominion over misbehaving wives’ weight, spending habits, and choice of television programs.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Our skepticism lingered, and by the turn of the millennium, the King of Pop’s stardom had shifted from dominion to drift.—
Steven Gray,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The federal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro regarding the downing of a civilian plane in 1996 fired up the Cuban exile community in Miami, where the indictment was announced Wednesday – the same day the Cuban diaspora celebrate their independence from Spain.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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The procedural step unlocks additional authority to address emergencies, such as state resources for sheltering locations.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
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Most of that would come from Hillsborough County, whose commissioners voted 5-2 in support of it Wednesday, but financial contributions from Tampa and the state of Florida are also part of the deal.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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However ties have improved recently as the White House looks to reassert US regional supremacy and increase its access to rare earths.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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To make matters worse, the introduction of the Chase Sapphire Reserve card in mid-2016 posed a big threat to the supremacy of the Platinum Card, then sorely in need of a refresh.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Worker representatives countered that the right to strike is intrinsic to freedom of association and has long been upheld by the ILO’s supervisory bodies.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Also like Orban, Jansa has faced accusations of clamping down on democratic institutions and press freedoms during a previous term in 2020-2022.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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The event was the brainchild of country singer Willie Nelson, who was inspired by fellow musician Bob Dylan to hold a concert to raise money for American farmers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The consumer goods giant is well on its way to accomplishing that goal, with dozens of projects across 17 countries covering 254,000 hectares as of 2025.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sovereignty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sovereignty. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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