sovereign
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The level of funding is decided by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the Keeper of the Privy Purse, currently James Chalmers, who is appointed by the sovereign to be responsible for the monarch's finances.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
With a public debt load estimated as high as $170 billion, Venezuela’s restructuring promises to be one of the largest and most complex efforts to renegotiate sovereign debt, economists say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The sovereign will then travel to the Houses of Parliament by carriage from Buckingham Palace, escorted by mounted cavalry.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
"May everyone see how the State of Israel is a sovereign state which knows how to hold those who harmed it to account," the opposition politician said.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
It violated the central premise of the revolutionary legacy—namely, that the people at large were the sovereign source of all political authority.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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