sovereignty

souveraineté

Droit et pouvoir d’un pays de se gouverner sans être contrôlé par un autre pays.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : sovereignty over something (The country claims sovereignty over these islands.)

Synonymes : independence, self-government

Expressions courantes : national sovereignty, protect sovereignty, sovereignty over territory

souveraineté

Pouvoir absolu d’un dirigeant sur un pays ou sa population.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : sovereignty over someone/something (The ruler asserted sovereignty over all his subjects.)

Synonymes : supreme authority, dominion

Expressions courantes : royal sovereignty, absolute sovereignty, sovereignty over subjects