sovereign
English Thesaurus
1. a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | chief of state, head of state, |
| definition | : | the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government (noun.person) |
| hypernym | : | ruler, swayer, |
| definition | : | a person who rules or commands (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | capetian, |
| definition | : | a member of the Capetian dynasty (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | czar, tsar, tzar, |
| definition | : | a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | emperor, |
| definition | : | the male ruler of an empire (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | merovingian, |
| definition | : | a member of the Merovingian dynasty (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | shah, shah of iran, |
| definition | : | title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran (noun.person) |
2. greatest in status or authority or power (adj.all)
| similar | : | dominant, |
| definition | : | exercising influence or control (adj.all) |
3. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces (adj.all)
| similar | : | free, |
| definition | : | able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint (adj.all) |
4. a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right (noun.person)
| derivation | : | monarchal, monarchical, |
| definition | : | having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch (adj.all) |
5. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces (adj.all)
| derivation | : | autonomy, liberty, |
| definition | : | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence (noun.state) |
6. a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right (noun.person)
| derivation | : | monarchal, monarchical, |
| definition | : | having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch (adj.all) |
7. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces (adj.all)
| derivation | : | autonomy, liberty, |
| definition | : | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence (noun.state) |
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