sovereignty
UK/'sɒvrәnti/US
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Definitions
n.
The supreme power of a state to govern itself without outside control; an independent self-governing nation or territory.
主权；对国家或领土的最高统治权
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsovereignother
+
tysuffix
=sovereignty
Common Collocations
- 1.national sovereignty国家主权
- 2.territorial sovereignty领土主权
- 3.sovereignty over对……的主权
- 4.exercise sovereignty行使主权
Example Sentences
- 1.
The treaty was seen as a threat to the nation's sovereignty.
- 2.
Debates over national sovereignty have intensified in the era of globalization.
- 3.
The government vowed to defend its territorial sovereignty at all costs.