Sovereign — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒvəɹˌɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒvəɹˌɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn/.

Examples

an autonomous judiciary
a sovereign state
a supreme tribunal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

independent self-governing monarch autonomous crowned head supreme

Parts of Speech

noun	a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
adjective	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces “an autonomous judiciary”
adjective	greatest in status or authority or power “a supreme tribunal”

Word Forms

monarchal	adjective	ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch
monarchic	adjective	ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch
monarchical	adjective	ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch
autonomy	noun	immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
independence	noun	freedom from control or influence of another or others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

souverän

Herrscher oder Staatsoberhaupt einer Nation, meist durch Erbrecht

🇫🇷French

souverain

le dirigeant d'une nation ou le chef de l'État, généralement par droit héréditaire

🇪🇸Spanish

soberano

gobernante o jefe de estado de una nación, generalmente por derecho hereditario

🇮🇹Italian

sovrano

il sovrano o il capo di stato di una nazione solitamente per diritto ereditario

🇳🇱Dutch

soeverein

de heerser of het staatshoofd van een natie, meestal op grond van erfrecht

🇵🇹Portuguese

soberano

governante ou chefe de estado de uma nação, geralmente por direito hereditário

🇷🇺Russian

суверен

правитель страны или глава государства обычно по наследственному праву

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सार्वभौम

किसी राष्ट्र का शासक या राज्य प्रमुख आमतौर पर वंशानुगत अधिकार से

🇧🇩Bengali

সার্বভৌম

একটি জাতির শাসক বা রাষ্ট্র প্রধান সাধারণত বংশগত অধিকার দ্বারা

🇮🇳Tamil

இறையாண்மை

ஒரு நாட்டின் ஆட்சியாளர் அல்லது அரச தலைவர் பொதுவாக பரம்பரை உரிமையால்

🇮🇳Telugu

సార్వభౌమాధికారం

ఒక దేశం యొక్క పాలకుడు లేదా దేశాధినేత సాధారణంగా వంశపారంపర్య హక్కు ద్వారా

🇮🇳Marathi

सार्वभौम

एखाद्या राष्ट्राचा शासक किंवा राज्य प्रमुख सहसा वंशानुगत अधिकाराने

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાર્વભૌમ

રાષ્ટ્રના શાસક અથવા રાજ્યના વડા સામાન્ય રીતે વારસાગત અધિકાર દ્વારા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ

ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದ ಆಡಳಿತಗಾರ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಆನುವಂಶಿಕ ಹಕ್ಕಿನಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരമാധികാരം

ഒരു രാജ്യത്തിൻ്റെ ഭരണാധികാരി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ രാഷ്ട്രത്തലവൻ സാധാരണയായി പാരമ്പര്യ അവകാശത്താൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਭੂਸੱਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਾਸਕ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਜ ਦਾ ਮੁਖੀ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਖ਼ਾਨਦਾਨੀ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خود مختار

کسی ملک کا حکمران یا سربراہ مملکت عام طور پر موروثی حق سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

主权的

一个国家的统治者或国家元首通常是世袭的

🇯🇵Japanese

主権者

通常は世襲権による国家の統治者または国家元首

🇰🇷Korean

주권자

국가의 통치자나 국가 원수는 일반적으로 유전적 권리를 갖고 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có chủ quyền

người cai trị hoặc nguyên thủ quốc gia của một quốc gia thường theo quyền kế thừa

🇹🇭Thai

อธิปไตย

ผู้ปกครองของประเทศหรือประมุขแห่งรัฐโดยปกติตามสิทธิทางพันธุกรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdaulat

penguasa suatu negara atau kepala negara biasanya berdasarkan hak turun-temurun

🇵🇭Filipino

soberano

ang pinuno ng isang bansa o pinuno ng estado ay karaniwang sa pamamagitan ng namamana na karapatan

🇲🇾Malay

berdaulat

pemerintah negara atau ketua negara biasanya dengan hak turun temurun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سيادة

حاكم الأمة أو رئيس الدولة عادة عن طريق الحق الوراثي

🇮🇷Persian

حاکم

حاکم یک ملت یا رئیس دولت معمولاً از طریق حق ارثی

🇹🇷Turkish

egemen

bir ulusun hükümdarı veya devlet başkanı genellikle kalıtsal haklarla

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁלִיט

שליט או ראש מדינה של אומה בדרך כלל בזכות תורשתית

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