soevereiniteit

Definitions of soevereiniteit
  1. noun
    a government with strong central powers
    synonyms: bondsregering, rijksoverheid
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    examples:
    parlementsgebouw
    the federal government of the United States
    type of:
    autoriteit, autoriteiten, bestuur, bewind, gezag, gezagsdragers, gouvernement, landsregering, overheid, regering, regiem, regime
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
  2. noun
    government free from external control
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    type of:
    democratie, self-government, selfgovernment, zelfbeschikking
    government of a political unit by its own people
  3. noun
    royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
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    types:
    koningsstaf, rijksstaf, scepter
    the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
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