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title: sovereignty — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sovereignty» in the school dictionary: Sovereignty is the full right and power of a country to govern itself without being controlled by another country. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sovereignty

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**Who acts:** Sovereignty, country, Ukraine, Ireland, UN, treaty · **What happens:** be, govern, control, fight, protect, win · **To what, where:** full right, Sovereignty, supreme power, land, news, king · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sovereignty» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sovereignty in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sovereignty.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sovereignty is the full right and power of a country to govern itself without being controlled by another country.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereignty:m1:1
# text = Sovereignty is the full right and power of a country to govern itself without being controlled by another country.
1	Sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	govern	govern	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
13	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obj	_	_
14	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	controlled	control	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	19	det	_	_
19	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sovereignty | the full right and power of a country |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **govern** | to-infinitive |  | Sovereignty |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent itself=Theme |
| 3 | **control** | gerund · passive | another country |  |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sovereignty is the supreme power of a king, queen or government over a land.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereignty:m2:1
# text = Sovereignty is the supreme power of a king, queen or government over a land.
1	Sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	supreme	supreme	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sovereignty | the supreme power |  | a land |  | of a king and queen or government | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ukraine is fighting to protect its sovereignty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereignty:x1:1
# text = Ukraine is fighting to protect its sovereignty.
1	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | present · progressive | Ukraine |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive | Ukraine *not said here* | its sovereignty |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sovereignty=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ireland won its sovereignty after a long struggle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereignty:x2:1
# text = Ireland won its sovereignty after a long struggle.
1	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	struggle	struggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | Ireland | its sovereignty |  |  | after a long struggle |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sovereignty=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The UN says every country's sovereignty should be respected.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereignty:x3:1
# text = The UN says every country's sovereignty should be respected.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	UN	UN	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	respected	respect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the UN |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **respect** | should · passive |  | every country's sovereignty |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The treaty recognised the island's sovereignty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereignty:x4:1
# text = The treaty recognised the island's sovereignty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	treaty	treaty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | past | the treaty | the island's sovereignty |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sovereignty=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In old times, sovereignty belonged to the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereignty:x5:1
# text = In old times, sovereignty belonged to the king.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	belonged	belong	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | past | sovereignty |  |  |  | time | to the king | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People argued about sovereignty in the news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereignty:x6:1
# text = People argued about sovereignty in the news.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	argued	argue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past | People |  |  | the news |  | about sovereignty | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about sovereignty=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the time when the Tuatha De Dannan held the sovereignty of Ireland, there reigned in Leinster a king, who was remarkably fond of hearing stories.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereignty:x7:1
# text = At the time when the Tuatha De Dannan held the sovereignty of Ireland, there reigned in Leinster a king, who was remarkably fond of hearing stories.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	Tuatha	Tuatha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	De	De	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	_
8	Dannan	Dannan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	reigned	reign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Leinster	Leinster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	remarkably	remarkably	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	fond	fond	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	acl:relcl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the Tuatha Dannan | the sovereignty of Ireland |  |  | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sovereignty=Theme |
| 2 | **reign** | participle | the Tuatha Dannan *not said here* | a king |  | Leinster; there |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | a king |  |  |  |  | of hearing stories; fond, remarkably *property* | tree rules |

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