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1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
   "a sovereign state"
   - autonomous, independent, self-governing
    
2. Greatest in status or authority or power
   "a sovereign tribunal"
   - supreme

1. A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
   - crowned head, monarch

Derived forms: sovereigns

See also: dominant, free

Type of: chief of state, head of state, ruler, swayer

Encyclopedia: Sovereign