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self-government vs sovereignty

sovereignty vs self-government

self-government and sovereignty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self-government Yes No No No
sovereignty Yes No No No
As nouns, sovereignty is a hyponym of self-government; that is, sovereignty is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than self-government:
  • self-government: government of a political unit by its own people
  • sovereignty: government free from external control
Other hyponyms of self-government include local option, home rule.
self-government (noun) sovereignty (noun)
government of a political unit by its own people the authority of a state to govern another state
government free from external control
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
Difference between self-government and sovereignty

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