Nor was the sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian race recognized at the time Hawaii became a state. Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 18 July 2005Cesaire's wrenching chant of self-affirmation announced a new era of intellectual and cultural sovereignty for black writers in French. Lila Azam Zanganeh, New York Times Book Review, 12 June 2005The position plunged him into a supremely complicated religious and political game. Throughout Europe the old order of divinely sanctioned kingdoms was battling models of popular sovereignty and citizenship inspired by the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the adolescent U.S. David Van Biema, Time, 4 Sept. 2000 upon leaving home she felt that she had achieved sovereignty for the first time in her life as parts of the same sovereignty, the states should not enact laws intended to harm one another economically
Recent Examples on the WebWhile the priority for Chinese leaders at that time was a smooth handover of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty, the stakes this time are much higher for Beijing and for Mr. Xi in particular. Joyu Wang, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 The vice president vowed that the U.S. was committed to Ukraine's sovereignty. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2022 Russia’s war imperils what China often asserts as the most fundamental tenet of international order: respect for state sovereignty. Tom Rogan, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 Panels take on topics including disappearing languages and tribal sovereignty. Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 Queen Liliʻuokalani is an early advocate for Hawaiian sovereignty and the last monarch of Hawaii. Deena Zaru, ABC News, 27 May 2022 Agency workers will get trained as well, learning a historic and legal overview about tribal sovereignty and cultural sensitivities. Terry Tang, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022 Republican lawmakers have assailed the Biden administration for negotiating a bad deal and trampling on U.S. sovereignty. Aharon Friedman, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 In 2010, the state of Nayarit included a provision in its constitution on genomic sovereignty. Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, STAT, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English soverainte, from Anglo-French sovereinté, from soverein — see sovereignentry 2
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOVEREIGNTY | SOVEREIGNTY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤absolute, full, unlimited絕對主權;無限主權◇Demonstrators demanded full sovereignty for the self-proclaimed republic.示威者要求宣佈獨立的共和國擁有絕對主權。➤limited有限的主權▸➤joint, shared (both especially BrE) 聯合/共享主權▸➤national, popular國家主權;人民主權論▸➤British, Japanese, etc.英國、日本等的主權▸➤consumer, economic, legal, parliamentary, political, state, territorial, tribal消費者權益;經濟主權;法律主權;議會主權;政治主權;國家主權;領土主權;部落主權◇Native American tribal sovereignty美洲印第安人的部落主權VERB + SOVEREIGNTY➤exercise, have行使/擁有主權◇China exercises sovereignty over Hong Kong.中國對香港行使主權。➤share分享主權▸➤claim, establish宣稱擁有/確立主權▸➤give sb/sth, grant sb/sth授予⋯以主權➤cede, give up, relinquish, surrender, transfer, turn over (especially NAmE) 讓與主權;放棄主權;交出主權;移交主權◇In 1949 the Dutch ceded sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the Indonesian Republic.1949 年荷蘭人把荷屬東印度群島的主權移交給了印度尼西亞共和國。➤recognize, respect承認/尊重主權◇We must respect the sovereignty of member states.我們必須尊重成員國的主權。➤threaten威脅主權▸➤violate侵犯主權▸➤defend保衞主權SOVEREIGNTY + VERB➤reside in sb/sth, reside with sb/sth主權歸於⋯◇Sovereignty resides with the people.主權屬於人民。PREPOSITION➤sovereignty over對⋯的統治權◇The treaty gave Edward III sovereignty over Calais and the whole of Aquitaine.這一條約授予愛德華三世對加來和整個阿基坦大區的主權。PHRASES➤the handover of sovereignty, the return of sovereignty, the transfer of sovereignty主權的移交/回歸/轉移◇the handover of sovereignty to the new government主權移交新政府◇fears about the transfer of sovereignty to the European Union對主權移交歐盟的擔憂➤the loss of sovereignty主權喪失◇Politicians were alarmed over the potential loss of national sovereignty.政治家們擔心國家主權有可能喪失。◇the partial loss of sovereignty to supranational institutions部份主權落入超國家組織手中➤a claim to sovereignty宣稱擁有主權◇Two countries have a claim to sovereignty over the islands.兩個國家聲稱對這些島嶼擁有主權。➤the sovereignty of Parliament, the sovereignty of the people議會/人民的主權◇This constitutes an attack on the sovereignty of Parliament.這對議會主權是一次攻擊。