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
Synonyms 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 . Related terms ruler head_of_state king Kaiser carlovingian emperor hanoverian capetian shah merovingian czar |
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[ adjective ] of political bodies
Synonyms 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 |
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[ adjective ] greatest in status or authority or power
Synonyms 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 |
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