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sovereignty

 noun
     
Related topics: Government
sove‧reign‧ty [uncountable]
1 complete freedom and power to govern:
the sovereignty of Parliament
sovereignty over
Spain's claim of sovereignty over the territory
2PG the power that an independent country has to govern itself:
the defence of our national sovereignty
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