sovereignty

US [ˈsɑvrənti]
UK [ˈsɒvrɪnti]
  • n.主权;最高统治权;最高权威;独立自主
  • Web国家主权;主权国家;君权
Plural Form:sovereignties  
sovereignty
n.
1.
~ (over sth)
主权;最高统治权;最高权威complete power to govern a country
The country claimed sovereignty over the island.
那个国家声称对该岛拥有主权。
the sovereignty of Parliament
议会的最高权威
the idea of consumer sovereignty
消费者至上的观念
2.
独立自主the state of being a country with freedom to govern itself
The declaration proclaimed the full sovereignty of the republic.
这份宣言宣告这个共和国完全独立自主。

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