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self-determination vs sovereignty

sovereignty vs self-determination

self-determination and sovereignty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self-determination Yes No No No
sovereignty Yes No No No
As nouns, sovereignty is a hyponym of self-determination; that is, sovereignty is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than self-determination:
  • self-determination: government of a political unit by its own people
  • sovereignty: government free from external control
Other hyponyms of self-determination include local option, home rule.
self-determination (noun) sovereignty (noun)
determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion the authority of a state to govern another state
government of a political unit by its own people government free from external control
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
Difference between self-determination and sovereignty

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