Sovereignty

"Sovereignty" in German

Eigenstaatlichkeit

(of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)

Eigenständigkeit

(of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)

Eigenständigkeit

(of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)

Hoheit

(of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)

Hoheitlichkeit

(of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)

Hoheitsgewalt

(of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)

Landeshoheit

(of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)

Oberherrschaft

(of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)

Oberhoheit

(of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)

Selbstbestimmung

(of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)

Souveränität

(of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)

Souveränität

(of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)

Souveränität

(of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)

höchste Gewalt

(of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.