'They have total sovereignty.'

They claimed that total sovereignty was needed so that a civil government would never attempt to interfere in the governance of the universal Catholic Church.

This was the English term for those families who enjoyed effectively total sovereignty within their territories, even if these might not be extensive.

Muslims in the Arab countries, Iran, Pakistan, central and southeast Asia and Africa may accept a compromise, but not total, permanent Israeli sovereignty.

This belief, he added, is rooted in a Calvinist faith in God's total sovereignty, a stream of thought historically influential in American culture.

In the territorial sea the coastal state has total sovereignty with the exception of the necessity to recognize the right of innocent passage by ships of other states.

His most important achievement was signing a treaty with king Abdulaziz that gave Al-Sulaim total sovereignty over the city of Unaizah.

The overarching theme of the book - and Calvin's greatest theological legacy - is the idea of God's total sovereignty, particularly in salvation and election.

It was implied that the Gaza Strip would be under total Palestinian sovereignty, but details still had to be worked out.

Regarding the mandates system under the League of Nations, held the view that the mandatory power had total sovereignty over the mandate territory.