sovereignty

Should mean "Independence and self-government" not just "government" because that meaning is already taken.

Ron: We will transfer sovereignty to the Iraqi people.

Luke: Wouldn't it be better to say we will facilitate sovereignty for the Iraqi people?

by AbnormalBoy May 24, 2004

sovereignty

see: red tape

I lost £50,000 of fish because it sat in the back of my lorry rotting away, thanks to all this new sovereignty

by PanGalactic January 18, 2021

popular sovereignty

doctrine asserting the right of the people living in a newly organized territory to decide by vote of their territorial legislature whether or not slavery would be permitted there

States used popular sovereignty to determine whether slavery was permitted or not.

by Laurie catterson June 5, 2017

Boner Sovereignty

An autonomous state of arousal governed by no particular woman or bearing of friction.

one that is sovereign in their sexuality; especially : an autonomous state of arousal free from relationships and the vice of significant other.

Darryl was free now, he was amongst his kind. His boner was free to run and splurge the fruits of the town for as soon as his relationship ended; he was in a state of Boner Sovereignty.

by DJSEAND July 14, 2009

data sovereignty

Maintaining ownership and direct control of your data. Preserving and defending data integrity and security by limiting access.

They lost their data sovereignty by uploading it to the cloud.

by vududady January 4, 2017

sovereignty

the supreme version of alpha

it can also be used instead of the 😭emoji

it can basically be used in any sentence in any context

"omg did you see the new alpha badboy?"
"do you mean the sovereignty?"
"ya 😍"

by mr. schnauxpox December 23, 2021

Proportional Sovereignty

Proportional Sovereignty
noun
When you finally realize you are not the main character in other people’s emotional soap operas and stop trying to run the universe from your nervous system.
A chill, mature form of not giving a fuck — where you care deeply about your own stuff and absolutely refuse to carry anyone else’s psychic groceries.
The opposite of: • “Everyone must like me”
• “I must fix everyone”
• “Why is everyone so mad at me??”
Example:
“I made the weird art, posted it, and went to sleep. That’s proportional sovereignty.”
Also known as: emotional adulting, boundary wizardry, inner landlord energy.
Symptoms include:
Fewer arguments
Less explaining yourself
More naps
Saying “okay” and walking away
Peaceful face while chaos happens nearby
Warning: May cause sudden loss of interest in drama, guilt, and group chats.
Usage in the wild
“He didn’t clap back, didn’t spiral, just drank water and moved on. Proportional sovereignty.”
“She stopped managing her coworkers’ feelings and suddenly her skin cleared up. Proportional sovereignty.”
“That’s not arrogance, that’s proportional sovereignty, calm down.”

I made the weird art, posted it, and went to sleep. That’s proportional sovereignty.”

by Heymuse December 30, 2025