sovereignty of the people

sovereignty Noun

— A country's sovereignty is its ability to create its own laws and control its own area without being influenced by other countries. Hong Kong's sovereignty was transferred to China in 1997. The decision was a blatant attack on national sovereignty. — A ruler's sovereignty is their supreme power over everything.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

people Noun

— A people is a group of men, women, and children with a shared culture, history, and language. Although Lebanon and Syria are two countries they are one people. This people shares some characteristics with the aborigines.

people Verb

— If a place is peopled, people live there. It's a wonderful country peopled with amazing cooks and dancers. — If you people a story, movie, etc. you fill it with people. He liked to people his books with simple folk.