Sovereign
noun
A king, queen or a leader who has absolute power.
In the medieval period, the sovereign had unchecked powers.
Often appears as...
- sovereign power
- sovereign authority
adjective
Having the full right and power without any interference.
The sovereign right to govern was given to the king by the constitution.
Often appears as...
- sovereign authority
- sovereign rights
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General, Legal
noun
A gold coin used in the United Kingdom.
He has a collection of old British sovereigns.
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Technical
adjective
The highest, supreme, or ultimate.
Her sovereign goal is to make a positive impact in the world.
Often appears as...
- sovereign importance
- sovereign power
noun
A king, queen or a leader who has absolute power.
In the medieval period, the sovereign had unchecked powers.
Often appears as...
- sovereign power
- sovereign authority
adjective
Having the full right and power without any interference.
The sovereign right to govern was given to the king by the constitution.
Often appears as...
- sovereign authority
- sovereign rights
Usage tips
General, Legal
noun
A gold coin used in the United Kingdom.
He has a collection of old British sovereigns.
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
The highest, supreme, or ultimate.
Her sovereign goal is to make a positive impact in the world.
Often appears as...
- sovereign importance
- sovereign power
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Notion
Often used in historical contexts or fairy tales, not describing modern leaders.
In storybooks, the sovereign would call for grand feasts in the castle.
Pro Tip 2/3Ceremonial Usage
In current times, sovereigns may have more ceremonial roles than actual power.
The sovereign presided over the parade, waving to the citizens.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Hereditary
A sovereign might not always inherit the throne, some are elected.
The sovereign of that nation was chosen by an ancient council.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Notion
Often used in historical contexts or fairy tales, not describing modern leaders.
In storybooks, the sovereign would call for grand feasts in the castle.
Pro Tip 2/3Ceremonial Usage
In current times, sovereigns may have more ceremonial roles than actual power.
The sovereign presided over the parade, waving to the citizens.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Hereditary
A sovereign might not always inherit the throne, some are elected.
The sovereign of that nation was chosen by an ancient council.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Notion
Often used in historical contexts or fairy tales, not describing modern leaders.
In storybooks, the sovereign would call for grand feasts in the castle.
Pro Tip 2/3Ceremonial Usage
In current times, sovereigns may have more ceremonial roles than actual power.
The sovereign presided over the parade, waving to the citizens.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Hereditary
A sovereign might not always inherit the throne, some are elected.
The sovereign of that nation was chosen by an ancient council.
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Annette Heuser: The 3...
that would increase the competition, it would increase the transparency of the sector, and it would also increase the quality. I can tell that sovereign ratings may still look to you like this very small piece of this very complex global financial world, but I tell you it's a very important one,
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Glenn Greenwald: Why...
but I assume that in terms of personal engagement and risk, that the pressure on you is not that easy to take on the biggest sovereign organizations in the world. Tell us a little bit about that. Glenn You know, I think one of the things that happens is that people's courage in this regard
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Larry Brilliant: TED...
and to be kings and queens of the world, did not protect you from dying of smallpox. Never can you doubt that we are all in this together. But to see smallpox from the perspective of a sovereign is the wrong perspective. You should see it from the perspective of a mother,
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Rebecca MacKinnon: Let's...
politically and institutionally, to do that. How do you hold the sovereigns of cyberspace accountable to the public interest when most CEO's argue that their main obligation is to maximize shareholder profit? And government regulation often isn't helping all that much.
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Taiye Selasi: Don't ask...
That I carry within me. Where I'm from comes wherever I go. To be clear, I'm not suggesting that we do away with countries. There's much to be said for national history, more for the sovereign state. Culture exists in community, and community exists in context.
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Justice for gem miners ...
years ago a stone named color change garnet romanced me into the world of precious mining stones and in the iniquities of value that exists in the industry allow me to take you on a safari close to the heartland of the sovereign national park home of the
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Why was India split into...
emerged as the primary colonial power in India. The British ruled some provinces directly, and ruled the princely states indirectly. Under indirect rule, the princely states remained sovereign but made political and financial concessions to the British.
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Where in the World is...
having been to every country in the world that still blows my mind the pure exhaustion of it all seriously not only did cassie depecal get the guinness world record for the fastest time to visit all sovereign nations
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Benjamin Barber: Why...
autonomous, sovereign nation-states with jurisdictions and territories separate from one another, each claiming to be able to solve the problem of its own people. Twenty-first-century, transnational world
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The inside story of the...
Put that on the job description. And you have full responsibility, but you have absolutely no authority, because governments are sovereign in every decision that they take.
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Annette Heuser: The 3...
that would increase the competition, it would increase the transparency of the sector, and it would also increase the quality. I can tell that sovereign ratings may still look to you like this very small piece of this very complex global financial world, but I tell you it's a very important one,
Video examples
Glenn Greenwald: Why...
but I assume that in terms of personal engagement and risk, that the pressure on you is not that easy to take on the biggest sovereign organizations in the world. Tell us a little bit about that. Glenn You know, I think one of the things that happens is that people's courage in this regard
Video examples
Larry Brilliant: TED...
and to be kings and queens of the world, did not protect you from dying of smallpox. Never can you doubt that we are all in this together. But to see smallpox from the perspective of a sovereign is the wrong perspective. You should see it from the perspective of a mother,
Video examples
Rebecca MacKinnon: Let's...
politically and institutionally, to do that. How do you hold the sovereigns of cyberspace accountable to the public interest when most CEO's argue that their main obligation is to maximize shareholder profit? And government regulation often isn't helping all that much.
Video examples
Taiye Selasi: Don't ask...
That I carry within me. Where I'm from comes wherever I go. To be clear, I'm not suggesting that we do away with countries. There's much to be said for national history, more for the sovereign state. Culture exists in community, and community exists in context.
Video examples
Justice for gem miners ...
years ago a stone named color change garnet romanced me into the world of precious mining stones and in the iniquities of value that exists in the industry allow me to take you on a safari close to the heartland of the sovereign national park home of the
Video examples
Why was India split into...
emerged as the primary colonial power in India. The British ruled some provinces directly, and ruled the princely states indirectly. Under indirect rule, the princely states remained sovereign but made political and financial concessions to the British.
Video examples
Where in the World is...
having been to every country in the world that still blows my mind the pure exhaustion of it all seriously not only did cassie depecal get the guinness world record for the fastest time to visit all sovereign nations
Video examples
Benjamin Barber: Why...
autonomous, sovereign nation-states with jurisdictions and territories separate from one another, each claiming to be able to solve the problem of its own people. Twenty-first-century, transnational world
Video examples
The inside story of the...
Put that on the job description. And you have full responsibility, but you have absolutely no authority, because governments are sovereign in every decision that they take.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Imre Kertesz
Hungarian Author
The world of fiction is a sovereign world that comes to life in the author's head and follows the rules of art, of literature. And that is the major difference that is reflected in the form of the work, in its language and its plot. An author invents every aspect of a fiction, every detail.
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Neal Boortz
American Journalist
If you support the war on drugs in its present form, then you're only paying lip-service to the defense of freedom, and you don't really grasp the concept of the sovereign individual human being.
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Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.
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Mencius
Chinese Philosopher
The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
We fight terrorism. It threatens our sovereign, democratic, compassionate and decent way of life.
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Richard Barnfield
English Poet
Money is the sovereign queen of all delights - for her, the lawyer pleads, the soldier fights.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
British Poet
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead life to sovereign power.
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Kirstjen Nielsen
American Public Servant
Border security is the most basic and necessary responsibility of a sovereign nation.
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Nicholas Soames
British Politician
To be dubbed by my sovereign is an absolutely wonderful honour for me and my family.
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Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Monacan Royalty
We're an independent sovereign country and that's very important to Monaco.
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Imre Kertesz
Hungarian Author
The world of fiction is a sovereign world that comes to life in the author's head and follows the rules of art, of literature. And that is the major difference that is reflected in the form of the work, in its language and its plot. An author invents every aspect of a fiction, every detail.
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Neal Boortz
American Journalist
If you support the war on drugs in its present form, then you're only paying lip-service to the defense of freedom, and you don't really grasp the concept of the sovereign individual human being.
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Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.
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Mencius
Chinese Philosopher
The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
We fight terrorism. It threatens our sovereign, democratic, compassionate and decent way of life.
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Richard Barnfield
English Poet
Money is the sovereign queen of all delights - for her, the lawyer pleads, the soldier fights.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
British Poet
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead life to sovereign power.
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Kirstjen Nielsen
American Public Servant
Border security is the most basic and necessary responsibility of a sovereign nation.
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Nicholas Soames
British Politician
To be dubbed by my sovereign is an absolutely wonderful honour for me and my family.
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Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Monacan Royalty
We're an independent sovereign country and that's very important to Monaco.
Example 1 of 10
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