authority vs sovereignty

authority and sovereignty both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
authority	Yes	No	No	No
sovereignty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sovereignty is a hyponym of authority; that is, sovereignty is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than authority:

authority: the power or right to give orders or make decisions
sovereignty: the authority of a state to govern another state

Other hyponyms of authority include power of appointment, carte blanche, command, imperium, lordship, muscle.

authority (noun)	sovereignty (noun)
the power or right to give orders or make decisions	the authority of a state to govern another state
official permission or approval	government free from external control
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities	royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
an authoritative written work
an administrative unit of government
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

authority vs sovereignty

authority and sovereignty both are nouns.

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