Meaning & use
sovereign
Possessing supreme, independent power or authority, especially over a territory, free from outside control.
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The treaty recognized the small island nation as a fully sovereign state.
Parliament debated whether the new law respected the country's sovereign right to set its own trade policy.
A note on using this word
As a noun, a sovereign is a king, queen, or other supreme ruler, a meaning closely related to the adjective.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A supreme ruler, such as a king or queen.
The sovereign addressed the nation on the anniversary of her coronation.
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