sovereignty

soberanía

Derecho y poder de un país para gobernarse sin estar bajo el control de otro país.

En inglés sencillo: A country’s right and power to govern itself without control from another country.

• The treaty protects our sovereignty.
• Several countries questioned the island’s sovereignty.
• They fought to preserve national sovereignty.

Cómo se usa: sovereignty over something (The country claims sovereignty over these islands.)

Sinónimos: independence, self-government

Expresiones frecuentes: national sovereignty, protect sovereignty, sovereignty over territory

soberanía

Poder absoluto de un gobernante sobre un país o su población.

En inglés sencillo: A ruler’s complete power to control a country or its people.

• The king claimed absolute sovereignty.
• The queen’s sovereignty extended across the kingdom.
• Parliament challenged the monarch’s sovereignty.

Cómo se usa: sovereignty over someone/something (The ruler asserted sovereignty over all his subjects.)

Sinónimos: supreme authority, dominion

Expresiones frecuentes: royal sovereignty, absolute sovereignty, sovereignty over subjects