Collocations for sovereignty - noun
ADJ.
absolute, full, unlimited
Demonstrators demanded full sovereignty for the self-proclaimed republic.
Demonstrators demanded full sovereignty for the self-proclaimed republic.
limited | inalienable | joint, shared | national, popular | British, Japanese, etc. | consumer, economic, legal, parliamentary, political, territorial
VERB + SOVEREIGNTY
enjoy, exercise, have
China exercises sovereignty over Hong Kong.
China exercises sovereignty over Hong Kong.
share | claim, declare, establish, proclaim | give sb/sth, grant sb/sth | give up, relinquish, renounce | violate | defend
SOVEREIGNTY + VERB
reside (in/with sb/sth)
Sovereignty resides with the people.
Sovereignty resides with the people.
PREP.
~ 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
a claim to sovereignty
Two countries have a claim to sovereignty over the islands.
Two countries have a claim to sovereignty over the islands.
a declaration of sovereignty
Protesters called on the government to adopt a declaration of sovereignty.
Protesters called on the government to adopt a declaration of sovereignty.
a loss of sovereignty
the partial loss of sovereignty to supranational institutions
the partial loss of sovereignty to supranational institutions
the sovereignty of Parliament/the people
This constitutes an attack on the sovereignty of Parliament.
This constitutes an attack on the sovereignty of Parliament.
a transfer of sovereignty
fears about the transfer of sovereignty to the European Union
fears about the transfer of sovereignty to the European Union
a violation of sovereignty