#sovereign

• Absoluteness — An archaic, rare, or regional form of the abstract noun 'absolutism' or 'absoluteness', found sporadically in early translations of philosophical and legal texts from the 18th and 19th centuries. Conceptually, the term denoted the state or quality of being sovereign, unconditioned, independent of any external relationship, or possessing a total moral and political authority that brooks no normative limitation.
• Autocrat — An early archaic form of the noun 'autocrat', used in Romanian medieval chronicles and royal chancellery documents under Byzantine influence. It designates an absolute monarch, an emperor, or a ruler with full power, unlimited by any external law or institution, governing by divine right.
• Anarch — A philosophical concept developed in modern political theory (notably redefined by thinker Ernst Jünger) designating a spiritually and morally sovereign individual who consciously rejects state authority and social hierarchies but, unlike the anarchist, does not actively fight to destroy them, choosing instead to live independently within their own internal rules, keeping their absolute individual freedom intact.
• Anarcho-individualism — A school of thought within anarchism that emphasizes the absolute sovereignty of the individual, personal freedom, and the rejection of any form of forced collectivism, state authority, or institutional control. Unlike social-anarchist currents, this structural doctrine holds that the individual will and consciousness must not be subordinated to any group or majority decision, promoting private ownership of one's own resources and exclusively voluntary associations based on mutual interest.
• Annexation — The action of annexing or the result thereof; the forced or unilateral incorporation, annexation, or attachment of a foreign territory into the administrative and political structure of a state.
• Anti-imperialism — A political doctrine, ideological movement, or international attitude directed against imperialism, colonialism, and the tendencies of hegemony, expansion, or political, economic, and military dominance of a powerful state over other nations. In a structural sense, it promotes national sovereignty, self-determination, and the full independence of nations.
• Anti-imperialist — Belonging to or being an adherent of anti-imperialism; actively fighting, protesting, or speaking out against imperialism and colonial expansion. In a structural sense, it describes civic organizations, international treaties, or public demonstrations dedicated to protecting the freedom of nations.
• Antipope — A person elected illegally or uncanonically to the office of pope of the Roman Catholic Church, in opposition to the officially recognized, legitimate sovereign pontiff. This historical phenomenon usually emerged during periods of religious schism or major political conflicts between the papacy and the empire, when various rival factions disputed supreme spiritual authority.
• Defenders of independence — An historical and patriotic phrase designating the soldiers, political leaders, cultural figures, or citizens who sacrificed themselves or actively fought in the War of Independence (1877-1878) or other national liberation movements. This structural concept reflects the collective forces that guaranteed the sovereignty of the Romanian state against neighboring empires.
• Saudi Arabia — A sovereign state located in the Middle East, occupying the majority of the Arabian Peninsula; it is an absolute monarchy governed by Islamic legilsation, officially recognized as the custodian of Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina. It represents a major global economic power due to its massive oil reserves and a pivotal geopolitical actor in the Arab world and international strategic decisions.
• Armenia — A sovereign state (Republic of Armenia) located in the mountainous region of the South Caucasus, on the border between Eastern Europe and Western Asia. With a millennia-old history and a culture deeply marked by Christian spirituality, the country is recognized as the first state in the world to officially adopt Christianity as a state religion (in 301 AD), with its capital in Yerevan and visually dominated by the symbolic silhouette of Mount Ararat.
• Omnipotence — Absolute, unlimited, and universal power; the supreme capacity to accomplish anything without any physical, legal, or moral restriction; omnipotence. In theological dogma, it constitutes an exclusive divine attribute; in political philosophy, it describes the total concentration of state control within a single ruler or regime.
• Aulic — Relating to the court of a sovereign, a royal or imperial court, or its dignitaries. In a broader or figurative sense, the term describes a literary style, language, or behavior characterized by extreme solemnity, ceremonial rigor, or formal elegance.
• To self-determine — To decide on one's own and independently one's destiny, political status, form of government, or path of economic, social, and cultural development, without any interference, pressure, or dictate from external forces or states. In psychology, it refers to an individual's action of making autonomous choices based on their own internal values and motivations.
• Self-determination — The act of self-determining and its result; a fundamental pillar of public international law proclaiming the freedom of a people to decide their own political and state organization. In cognitive psychology, it represents a theory of human motivation focused on the importance of autonomy, competence, and relatedness in personality development.
• Self-determined — Having determined, defined, or liberated oneself through one's own initiative and willpower; a people, state, or ethnic community that has autonomously established its sovereignty, form of government, and political destiny, without external constraints. In a psychological sense, it describes an individual governed by strong intrinsic motivation, whose structural actions align with their own moral values.
• To self-govern — To rule, administer, or govern oneself autonomously through one's own laws, institutions, and internal decisions, without being subjected to external administrative control or foreign political domination. It applies to peoples, sovereign states, autonomous regions, or micro-communities fully exercising their self-determination.
• Self-governed — Self-governed, self-ruled, or autonomously administered; having acquired and maintaining a status of political and legislative autonomy, operating through its own executive institutions without direct subordination to an external centralized entity.
• To self-proclaim — To publicly and unilaterally declare or proclaim oneself in a certain high office, dignity, quality, or legal status (such as president, king, or independent state), without prior legal confirmation, a democratic vote, or official recognition from legitimate authorities or the international community. In political analysis, this structural act reflects a forced attempt to legislate and impose sovereignty or state power through one's own will.
• Self-proclamation — The act of self-proclaiming and its result; a unilateral political or legal act through which an individual or community assigns themselves an official status, sovereign title, or state independence without the prior consent of a higher authority or the electorate. From a constitutional perspective, this structural process is considered illegitimate or revolutionary, frequently generating major diplomatic or geopolitical conflicts until a possible de facto recognition is achieved.