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Definition of: sovereignty
(sov′rin·tē, suv′-) noun plural ·ties
1. The state of being sovereign; supreme authority.
2. The ultimate, supreme power in a state.
3. A sovereign state.
4. The status or dominion of a sovereign. Also, Poetic, sovranty.
—popular sovereignty The theory that the right to legislate and choose a government belongs to the body of the people.
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