sovereignties
- plural of sovereignty.
Example Sentences
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"Lines on maps started to symbolize the limits of political sovereignties rather than the boundless divine promises. This transformed the way that the Bible's descriptions of geographical space were understood."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
In “The Economic Consequences of the Peace,” John Maynard Keynes asserted the primacy of economics, observing that “the perils of the future lie not in frontiers and sovereignties but in food, coal and transport.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2015
All the most recent states — South Sudan, East Timor, Eritrea — were carved from existing sovereignties in the wake of bitter civil wars.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2015
The new digital sovereignties have begun to clash with conventional nation-states.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2012
Holland never found any difficulty of this kind from the multitude of sovereignties in that country, which must all be consulted on such an occasion.
From Essays on the Constitution of the United States by Ford, Paul Leicester
