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Word of the day
for December 10
sovereignty n
  1. (chiefly uncountable) The quality or state of being sovereign.
    1. Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.
    2. (by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.
    3. (by extension) Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts.
    4. Pre-eminent or superior excellence; also, superior ability to achieve something; mastery.
  2. (countable) A territory under the rule of a sovereign; an independent or self-governing nation or other polity.

Today is Human Rights Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to emphasize the importance of human rights and to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first global enunciation of such rights, on this day 75 years ago in 1948.

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