noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , full , unlimited
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Demonstrators demanded full ~ for the self-proclaimed republic.
▪ limited
▪ joint , shared (both esp. BrE )
▪ national , popular
▪ British , Japanese , etc.
▪ consumer , economic , legal , parliamentary ( esp. BrE ), political , state , territorial , tribal
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Native American tribal ~
VERB + SOVEREIGNTY
▪ exercise , have
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China exercises ~ over Hong Kong.
▪ share
▪ claim , establish
▪ give sb/sth , grant sb/sth
▪ cede , give up , relinquish , surrender , transfer , turn over ( esp. AmE )
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In 1949 the Dutch ceded ~ of the Dutch East Indies to the Indonesian Republic.
▪ recognize , respect
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We must respect the ~ of member states.
▪ threaten
▪ violate
▪ defend
SOVEREIGNTY + VERB
▪ reside in sb/sth , reside with sb/sth
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Sovereignty resides with the people.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ over
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The treaty gave Edward III ~ over Calais and the whole of Aquitaine.
PHRASES
▪ the handover of ~ , the return of ~ , the transfer of ~
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the handover of ~ to the new government
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fears about the transfer of ~ to the European Union
▪ the loss of ~
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Politicians were alarmed over the potential loss of national ~.
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the partial loss of ~ to supranational institutions
▪ a claim to ~
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Two countries have a claim to ~ over the islands.
▪ the ~ of Parliament ( esp. BrE ), the ~ of the people
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This constitutes an attack on the ~ of Parliament.