sovereign1 nounsovereign2 adjective
sovereignsove‧reign1 /ˈsɒvrɪn $ ˈsɑːv-/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Britain was concerned that its sovereignty and cultural identity would be harmed by the treaty.
- Each sovereign speaks with a single voice, though not in harmony with other sovereigns.
- In one of the tales of the Arabian Nights the sovereign has the uncanny experience of meeting himself.
- The Court of Appeal held that the rent payable was £1,900 rather than the realisable value of 1,900 gold sovereigns.
- The original sovereign continued to be struck until 1603, when James I ascended the throne, but was revived in 1817.
- The shield, however, is that of Anne, last sovereign of the House of Stuart, who died in 1714.
- This aid was interpreted as a product of the treaty of alliance concluded between the two sovereigns in 1303.
- Wages were paid in gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns.
- Yet in most cases regional custom was the surest defence against the aggression of neighbours, immediate lords or sovereigns.
THESAURUS► king
Collocations the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family: · George III was the king of England at that time.· King Harald V of Norway
► queen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king: · She became queen when she was only 14 years old.· Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
► monarch a king or queen: · The bishops were appointed by the monarch.
► monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system: · Britain is a constitutional monarchy.· Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.
► prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state: · Prince Rainier of Monaco· The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.
► ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people: · the ruler of Babylonia· General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.
► emperor the ruler of an empire (=group of countries): · the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century· Emperor Hirohito
► sovereign formal a king or queen: · It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.
► regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child: · Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.
► the crown formal the position of king or queen: · Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown.
WORD SETS► Currenciesbob, nounbureau de change, nouncent, nouncentime, nounchange, verbC-note, nouncoin, verbcoinage, nounconvertible, adjectivecrown, nouncurrency, nouncurrency peg, nound., decimalization, noundenomination, nounDeutschmark, noundevalue, verbdime, noundinar, noundollar, noundoubloon, noundough, noundrachma, nounducat, nounexchange rate, nounfarthing, nounfifty, numberfirm, adjectivefiver, nounfive-spot, nounfloat, verbforeign exchange, nounFr, franc, noungold, noungold card, noungroat, nounguilder, nounguinea, nounhalf crown, nounhalf dollar, nounhalfpenny, nounha'penny, nounhard currency, nounkrona, nounkrone, nounKrugerrand, nounlegal tender, nounlira, nounmark, nounmill, nounmint, nounmint, verbmoney, nounmoney supply, nounnickel, nounnote, nounp., paper money, nounparity, nounpence, nounpennies, penny, nounpennyworth, nounpetrodollars, nounpiece, nounquarter, nounquid, nounrand, nounrate of exchange, nounrevalue, verbriyal, nounrouble, nounruble, nounrupee, nounsawbuck, nounshekel, nounshilling, nounsilver, nounsilver dollar, nounsingle, nounsingle currency, nounsixpence, nounsoft currency, nounsovereign, nounsterling, nounstrong, adjectivetenner, nounthreepence, nounthreepenny bit, nountraveller's cheque, nountuppence, nountuppeny, adjectivetwopenny, adjectiveweaken, verbyen, nounyuan, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an independent/sovereign nation
1formal a king or queen2a British gold coin used in the past that was worth £1 (=one that rules itself, rather than being run by another country)· Countries that were once colonies of Britain are now independent nations.
sovereign1 nounsovereign2 adjective
sovereignsovereign2 ●○○ adjective Word OriginWORD ORIGINsovereign2
ExamplesOrigin:
1200-1300 Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super ‘over, above’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- It was a number of years before Canada was accepted by the world as a sovereign state.
- the sovereign authority of the Supreme Court
- The Hopi tribe asserted their rights as a sovereign nation.
- The U.S. said it could not negotiate on behalf of other sovereign states.
- We fully recognize France's sovereign power in that area.
- Banks also make other currency advances to traders, multinational corporations and sovereign governments.
- Decolonization was associated with the spread of ideologies of national self-determination and ultimately the near-universality of the sovereign nation-state.
- Hence parliament is not fully sovereign but is subordinate to the constitution and the values enshrined by it.
- New agencies and new officials were created to discharge political and economic duties formerly assigned to the sovereign courts.
- The sovereign courts' traditional preeminence within the government was vanishing too.
- The 1648 Treaty of Westphalia saw its dismemberment and division into more than 300 individual and sovereign states and principalities.
- The government, however, refused to countenance demands for a sovereign national conference.
- They enthroned Bao Dai as a sovereign emperor but continued to run his regime.
Longman Language Activatornot controlled by or depending on another country or organization► independent
Collocations · We must encourage independent governments, not economic satellites.independent from · The country became independent from France in 1964.· The country has three major network television stations, plus one independent station.
► independence political freedom from control by the government of another country: · the American war of independence· the Vietnamese struggle for independence· There is a move to increase the independence of the judiciary.independence from: · Gradually schools gained a certain amount of independence from the Church.grant independence (to somebody): · The British granted independence to Ceylon in 1948.
► sovereign not controlled by any other country - used especially in an official or political contexts: · It was a number of years before Canada was accepted by the world as a sovereign state.· The Hopi tribe asserted their rights as a sovereign nation.sovereign rights/power/status: · We fully recognize France's sovereign power in that area.
► autonomous part of a country or organization that is autonomous is partly independent and has the right to organize most of its own activities, business etc: · Andorra is autonomous, with its external affairs managed by both France and Spain.· The councils, which are locally autonomous, act as courts for the whole area.
► self-governing a part of a country or organization that is self-governing is controlled by the people who live or work there, as opposed to the larger country or organization that it belongs to: · The farmers are members of a small self-governing co-operative group.· The Orthodox Church is composed of 23 self-governing churches. · Many of the larger communities felt they would be better off if they were self-governing.
► self-sufficient a country or part of a country that is self-sufficient produces all the food and other products that it needs: · The new technologies have made India agriculturally self-sufficient.· Many areas of the world still have self-sufficient rural economies.self-sufficient in: · France was self-sufficient in cereals, and exported its surplus.
WORD SETS► Governmentabsolutism, nounadministration, nounagency, nounagent, nounagent provocateur, nounalderman, nounally, nounassembly, nounautarchy, nounautocracy, nounautocrat, nounautonomous, adjectiveautonomy, nounban, nounbaron, nounbig government, nounbilateral, adjectivebody politic, nounbudget, nounbureau, nounbureaucracy, nouncabinet, nouncaliphate, nouncanton, nouncanvass, verbcapital, nouncapitalist, nounCapitol Hill, nounCBE, nouncede, verbcentral, adjectivecentral government, nouncentralism, nouncentralize, verbchancellery, nounchancery, nouncharter, nouncharter, verbchief, nounCIA, the, city hall, nouncity-state, nounclient state, nounCo., coalition, nouncold war, nouncolonial, adjectivecolonial, nouncolonialism, nouncolonize, verbcolony, nouncommissioner, nouncommune, nounconsort, nounconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nounconvention, nouncoronation, nouncount, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountess, nouncounty, nouncounty council, noundecolonize, verbdemocracy, noundemocratic, adjectivedependency, noundespotism, noundétente, noundethrone, verbdevolution, noundictatorial, adjectivedictatorship, noundiplomacy, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirective, noundisinformation, noundispatch, noundispensation, noundissent, verbdistrict council, noundocumentation, nounDOD, dominion, nounDowning Street, noundynasty, nounearl, nounearldom, nounempire, nounEuro, adjectiveEurope, nounexecutive, nounexecutive privilege, nounfall, verbfall, nounfederalism, nounfeudal, adjectivefeudalism, nounfeudalistic, adjectivegazette, nounhead of state, nounhigh commission, nounimperial, adjectiveindependence, nounindependent, adjectiveinfrastructure, nouninstigate, verbinsurgent, nouninsurrection, nounintelligence, nouninternal, adjectivejunket, nounjunta, nounkingdom, nounkingship, nounkitchen cabinet, nounland office, nounland registry, nounlegation, nounlegislature, nounlicensed, adjectivelocal authority, nounlocal government, nounmaharajah, nounmaharani, nounmandate, nounmandated, adjectivemartial law, nounMBE, nounmeasure, nounmidterm, nounministry, nounminority government, nounmisrule, nounmonarchy, nounmonolith, nounmonolithic, adjectivemoratorium, nounmouthpiece, nounmove, verbmover, nounmunicipal, adjectivemunicipality, nounNASA, nounnational, adjectivenational debt, nounNational Health Service, the, nationalize, verbnational monument, nounnation state, nounNATO, nounneocolonialism, nounneutral, adjectiveneutral, nounneutralize, verbnon-aligned, adjectivenon-intervention, nounnon-proliferation, noun-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixofficiate, verboligarchy, nounoperational, adjectiveoperative, nounoverthrow, verboverthrow, nounoverturn, verbpacify, verbpact, nounpalatinate, nounpardon, nounparish, nounpartition, nounpass, verbpeer, nounpeer, verbpeerage, nounpeeress, nounpermit, nounplenary, adjectiveplutocracy, nounpolice state, nounpolitburo, nounpolitical science, nounpolity, nounpork, nounpork barrel, nounportfolio, nounpossession, nounprecinct, nounprefecture, nounpremiership, nounpresidium, nounprotectorate, nounpublic, adjectivepublic service, nounquota, nounR, ratify, verbrealm, nounrecall, nounrecognition, nounrecognize, verbregency, nounregent, nounregime, nounregister, nounregulation, nounrelease, nounrepeal, verbrepresentative, nounrepressive, adjectiverepublic, nounrepublican, adjectiverescind, verbreunify, verbrevoke, verbrising, nounroyalist, nounruling, adjectivesanction, nounseat, nounsecret agent, nounsecurity service, nounself-governing, adjectiveself-rule, nounsheikh, nounshire, nounsocial democracy, nounsocialist, adjectivesocial service, nounsovereign, adjectivesovereignty, nounspin doctor, nounstaff, nounstate, nounstatehood, nounStatehouse, nounstate line, nounstate of emergency, nounstatewide, adjectivesubject, adjectivesubject, verbsultanate, nounsummit, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsupranational, adjectivesurgery, nounsuzerainty, nountechnocracy, nounterritory, nounthrone, nountopple, verbtotalitarian, adjectivetown planning, nountownship, nountransit visa, nountreaty, nountribalism, nountripartite, adjectivetrusteeship, nountsarism, nountyrant, nountzarism, noununconstitutional, adjectiveunification, noununify, verbunilateral, adjectiveunion, nounUnion Jack, nounvassal, nounVIP, nounviscount, nounviscountess, nounwelfare state, nounWhitehall, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► sovereign power/controlCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an independent/sovereign nation
1having the highest power in a countrysovereign power/control2a sovereign country or state is independent and governs itself (=one that rules itself, rather than being run by another country)· Countries that were once colonies of Britain are now independent nations.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► body· On March 11 it voted to proclaim itself a sovereign body whose decisions would be binding and not subject to government authority.· Yet the High Authority was far from being a sovereign body.· It was the sovereign body, and it was composed of all the citizens.
► government· As with sovereign governments many of these state enterprises will not directly earn foreign exchange.· His spokesman said, however, that two sovereign governments would be maintained under any arrangement.· Banks also make other currency advances to traders, multinational corporations and sovereign governments.· The same is true with arrangements made to delegate authority which can be retrieved at the will of the sovereign government.
► nation· The possibility of resistance lay in an appeal to the sovereign nation in the form of the mob.· Every sovereign nation has the right and the duty to control its borders.
► power· Ultimately, an effective greenhouse treaty will need the voluntary co-operation of sovereign powers.· The exhibition begins in the Dark Ages with early king-making ceremonies and symbols of sovereign power.· The Zuwaya image seems correct: there was no internal sovereign power, at any rate up to about 1875 or so.
► right· A war may exist where one of the belligerents claims sovereign rights as against the other....
► state· Any solution would have to involve explicit negotiation between sovereign states, culminating in an international treaty.· In the first months the Provincial Juntas acted as independent sovereign states.· Each sovereign state has enacted legislation establishing national parks, scientific or scenic reserves and wilderness areas.· If, moreover, the unit in question receives widespread legal recognition, we call it a sovereign state.· At last, the three countries are negotiating as fully sovereign states.· Speedier communications and the existence of more sovereign states and international bodies have swollen diplomatic records.· Towns have grown, universities have been built, sovereign states recognised, and populations increased.· That is, it must be recognised as sovereign by the governments of other sovereign states.
► status· Once the reality of some degree of uncompetitiveness in markets is acknowledged the consumer's sovereign status is inevitably diminished.· For the accord of sovereign status only made sense within a framework of law.· A state must have sovereign status ascribed to it by those capable of conferring it.