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