sovereign
Possessing ultimate authority
Sovereign describes supreme authority or power, independent of external control.
A sovereign nation governs itself.
A sovereign ruler—a king, queen, or monarch—holds the highest authority in a realm.
The noun sovereign refers to such a ruler, or historically to a British gold coin.
Sovereign immunity protects governments from being sued without consent.
The word emphasizes autonomy and ultimate power: The people are sovereign in a democracy.
Male crowned ruler
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- empressFemale ruler of empire
- czarAbsolute ruler or appointee
- sultanMuslim royal ruler
pharaoh · kaiser · shah · raja · maharaja · tsar · caliph · ruler
Sovereign political territory
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
- independenceFreedom from external control
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- citizenshipStatus as state member
constitution · flag · anthem · border · parliament · government · diplomacy · treaty
Free from external control
- self-governingControlling one's own affairs
- self-determinedDecided by oneself
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- freeWithout payment or restriction
liberated · nonaligned · unilateral · self-sufficient · self-reliant · autarky · unconstrained · self-directed
Of supreme significance
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
- preeminentSuperior to all others
- dominantHaving superior influence
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
unrivaled · transcendent · overarching · apex · pinnacle · ascendancy · predominance · hegemony
king
Male crowned ruler
sultan · pharaoh · kaiser · shah · raja · maharaja · tsar · caliph · ruler · regent
nation-state
Sovereign political territory
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
- independenceFreedom from external control
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
citizenship · constitution · flag · anthem · border · parliament · government · diplomacy · treaty · republic
independent
Free from external control
- self-governingControlling one's own affairs
- self-determinedDecided by oneself
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
free · liberated · nonaligned · unilateral · self-sufficient · self-reliant · autarky · unconstrained · self-directed
paramount
Of supreme significance
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
- preeminentSuperior to all others
- dominantHaving superior influence
absolute · unrivaled · transcendent · overarching · apex · pinnacle · ascendancy · predominance · hegemony · authority
pound
Weight, strike, or kennel
- Queens & Royaltymonarch, crown, throne, princess, heir
- eliteelite, elites, aristocrats, nobility, best
- nobilityking, prince, princess, duke, duchess
- noble titlesking, prince, princess, duke, Duke
- tricky spellingsaccommodate, acknowledge, acquaintance, acquire, bureau
- court etiquettecurtsy, genuflection, precedence, deference, royal audience
sovereignsubject
Matter under discussion
vassal · dependent · colony · tributary · protectorate
sovereignsubordinate
One lower in rank
subservient · subject · servant · inferior · submissive
- sovereign citizenSomeone rejecting legal authority
- sovereign nationSelf-ruled territorial polity
- sovereign powerUltimate governmental authority
- national sovereigntyState's ultimate governing power
- sovereign territoryLand under autonomous control
- popular sovereigntyPopulace holds ultimate authority
sovereignty, sovereigns, sovereignties, sovereign state, sovereign debt, sovereign states