Definition of "sovereignty" []

• Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state. (noun)
• Royal rank, authority, or power. (noun)
• Complete independence and self-government. (noun)
• A territory existing as an independent state. (noun)

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• "At the revolution the sovereignty devolved on the people; and they are truly the sovereigns of the country, but _they are sovereigns without subjects_ (unless the African slaves among us may be so called), and have none to govern but themselves; the citizens of America _are equal as fellow-citizens, and as joint tenants in the sovereignty_. ""
• "Manoj Baruah of the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad said the term sovereignty should not be the hurdle for peace talks and the process should start soon."
• "The term sovereignty is familiar to many from anti-colonial movements for national liberation."