surrender sovereignty

Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words

To give up or hand over (power, control, or possession).

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  • A nation must never surrender its sovereignty.
  • The small country was forced to surrender its sovereignty after the war.
  • Critics argue that joining certain international bodies requires surrendering a degree of national sovereignty.
  • Despite the threats, they firmly refused to surrender their sovereignty.
  • The peace treaty stipulated that the defeated power had to surrender sovereignty over the disputed region.
  • Many fear that the proposed union would compel member states to surrender significant fiscal sovereignty.
  • It is a fundamental principle that no government can unilaterally surrender the people's sovereignty.
  • The indigenous group campaigned for decades not to surrender their ancestral sovereignty.
  • Through a series of complex negotiations, the former colony agreed to surrender its sovereignty to the larger power.
  • The ongoing discussion revolves around whether global challenges truly demand a surrender of national sovereignty.