sovereign has definitions from the field of politics
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[ noun ] (politics) a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

Used in print

(Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)

The difference is important , for although the older law_of_nations did cover relationships among sovereigns , this was by_no_means its exclusive domain .

The law of nature governed sovereigns in their relationship to their own citizens , to foreigners , and to each other in a conceptually unified system .

According_to the new theories , the nineteenth century corporate sovereign was `` sovereign '' in a quite new and different sense from his historical predecessors .

However , the sovereign was not Hobbes ' absolute monarch but rather the parliamentary sovereign of Austin .

However , the sovereign was not Hobbes ' absolute monarch but rather the parliamentary sovereign of Austin .

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[ adjective ] of political bodies

Examples

"an autonomous judiciary" "a sovereign state"

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

Geneva must remain a sovereign state .

Related terms

free

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[ adjective ] greatest in status or authority or power

Synonyms

supreme

Examples

"a supreme tribunal"

Used in print

(Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)

No_longer did the sovereign look_to the law_of_nations to determine what he ought to do ; his search was merely for rules that might limit his freedom of action .

According_to the new theories , the nineteenth century corporate sovereign was `` sovereign '' in a quite new and different sense from his historical predecessors .

Related terms

dominant

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