1. The neighboring country demanded sovereignty over the island.
    它的邻国要求对该岛拥有主权。

2. sovereignty

2. China''s sovereignty and territorial integrity must not be infringed.
    中国的主权和领土完整决不允许侵犯。

3. These actions were interpreted as a threat to national sovereignty.
    这些行为被理解为一个对国家统治权的威胁。

1. 统治权：在前现代时期,食物在文化及政治上形成区分作用,产生区隔与自我巩固,在政治统治权(sovereignty)与供奉食物的政治秩序之间达到一种对应关系. 在前现代的「尚飨」仪式里,天坛、宗庙或圣地往往是饮食供奉的场所. 在再现地方色彩的文化诗学底下,

1. (国家的)主权，自主统治权
    Sovereignty is the power that a country has to govern itself or another country or state.

    e.g. Britain''s concern to protect national sovereignty is far from new.
           英国对捍卫国家主权的关切早已不是什么新鲜事了。

1. the authority of a state to govern another state

2. government free from external control

3. royal authority
    the dominion of a monarch

    Synonym: reign