Sovereign

A person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; a chief ruler with supreme power; a king or other ruler with limited power.

Sovereign People - The political body, consisting of the entire number of citizens and qualified electors, who, in their collective capacity, possess the powers of sovereignty and exercise them through their chosen representatives.

Source:

Black's Law Dictionary
Sixth Edition

File last modified: June 16, 2003
URI: http://deoxy.org/def/sovereign.htm

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