sovereign
Americannoun
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a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
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a person who has supreme power or authority.
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a group or body of persons or a state having sovereign authority.
- Synonyms:
- government
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a gold coin of the United Kingdom, equal to one pound sterling: went out of circulation after 1914.
adjective
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belonging to or characteristic of a sovereign or sovereign authority; royal.
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having supreme rank, power, or authority.
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supreme; preeminent; indisputable.
a sovereign right.
- Synonyms:
- predominant, principal, paramount, chief
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greatest in degree; utmost or extreme.
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being above all others in character, importance, excellence, etc.
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efficacious; potent.
a sovereign remedy.
noun
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a person exercising supreme authority, esp a monarch
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a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling
adjective
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supreme in rank or authority
a sovereign lord
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excellent or outstanding
a sovereign remedy
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a sovereign
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independent of outside authority
a sovereign state
Other Word Forms
- nonsovereign noun
- nonsovereignly adverb
- quasi-sovereign adjective
- sovereignly adverb
- subsovereign noun
- supersovereign adjective
- undersovereign noun
- unsovereign adjective
Etymology
Origin of sovereign
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English soverain, altered by influence of reign, from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin superānus (unrecorded), equivalent to Latin super- super- + -ānus -an
Example Sentences
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The Paramount offer includes financing from three Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds -- those of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi -- which could also attract extra scrutiny on national security concerns.
From Barron's
The Paramount offer also includes financing from the sovereign wealth funds of three Middle Eastern countries — Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi — which could attract an additional layer of regulatory scrutiny.
From Barron's
It went public as Lucid in 2021 with funding from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
From Los Angeles Times
Larose sees further room for appreciation as Argentine sovereign dollar bond yields in the 9% range converge with Ecuador’s, which trade a percentage point tighter.
From Barron's
The Mexican government was not amused by these revelations, and reacted to these threats by reminding the U.S. that Mexico is a sovereign country.
From Salon
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