Sovereignty vs Government - What's the difference?
sovereignty | government |
(of a polity) The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.
(of a ruler) Supreme authority over all things.
(of a person) The liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions.
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
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A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
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, title= (lb) The management or control of a system.
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The tenure of a chief of state.
As nouns the difference between government and sovereignty
is that government is the body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization while sovereignty is the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.sovereignty
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Snakes and ladders, passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.}}