The word ‘sovereignty’ is recorded as part of the English language since at least 1340 – a very old word of Norman/French origin. ‘Sovereignty’ means, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, ‘Supremacy in respect of power, domination, or rank; supreme dominion.’ The word is used repeatedly in the ‘Uluru Statement from the Heart’ – the document that is the basis for the proposed indigenous Voice to parliament.
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