sovereign

1. A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right (synset 110648006)
   is a type of:

   • chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
   • ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands
   subtypes:

   • capetian - a member of the Capetian dynasty
   • carlovingian, carolingian - a member of the Carolingian dynasty
   • czar, tsar, tzar - a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
   • emperor - the male ruler of an empire
   • king, male monarch, rex - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
   • merovingian - a member of the Merovingian dynasty
   • shah, shah of iran - title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
   same as: crowned head, monarch

1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces (synset 301066082)
   "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
   similar to: free - not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
   same as: autonomous, independent, self-governing
2. Greatest in status or authority or power (synset 300796196)
   "a supreme tribunal"
   similar to: dominant - exercising influence or control
   same as: supreme

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