sovereign power
1sovereign power — The power to make and enforce laws. By the sovereign power is meant the making of laws; for wherever that power resides, all others must conform to, and be directed by it, whatever appearance the outward form and administration of the government… …
2sovereign — A person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; a chief ruler with supreme power; a king or other ruler in a monarchy. See also clipped sovereignty sovereignty @ sovereign immunity A judicial doctrine which… …
3sovereign — sov•er•eign [[t]ˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv [/t]] n. 1) gov a monarch or other supreme ruler 2) gov a person who has sovereign power or authority 3) gov a body of persons or a state having sovereign authority 4) num a gold coin of the United… …
4sovereign — I UK [ˈsɒvrɪn] / US [ˈsɑvrən] noun [countable] Word forms sovereign : singular sovereign plural sovereigns 1) formal a king, or a queen 2) British an old unit of money in the form of a gold coin worth one pound II UK [ˈsɒvrɪn] / US [ˈsɑvrən]… …
5sovereign — n. & adj. n. 1 a supreme ruler, esp. a monarch. 2 Brit. hist. a gold coin nominally worth pound1. adj. 1 a supreme (sovereign power). b unmitigated (sovereign contempt). 2 excellent; effective (a sovereign remedy). 3 possessing sovereign power (a …
6sovereign — sov|er|eign1 [ savrən ] noun count 1. ) FORMAL a king or queen 2. ) BRITISH an old unit of money in the form of a gold coin worth one pound sovereign sov|er|eign 2 [ savrən ] adjective 1. ) a sovereign nation rules itself: a sovereign state 2. )… …
7sovereign — [[t]sɒ̱vrɪn[/t]] sovereigns 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A sovereign state or country is independent and not under the authority of any other country. Lithuania and Armenia signed a treaty in Vilnius recognising each other as independent sovereign states …
8sovereign — /ˈsɒvrən / (say sovruhn) noun 1. someone who has sovereign power or authority, especially a monarch. 2. a group or body of persons or a state possessing sovereign authority. 3. a former British gold coin. –adjective 4. belonging to or… …
9power — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French poer, pouer, from poer to be able, from Vulgar Latin *potēre, alteration of Latin posse more at potent Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) ability to act or produce an effect… …
10sovereign — sovereignly, adv. /sov rin, sov euhr in, suv /, n. 1. a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler. 2. a person who has sovereign power or authority. 3. a group or body of persons or a state having sovereign authority. 4. a gold coin of the… …
