<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority</li><li>rule; control; domination</li><li>a territory, usually of considerable size, in which a single rulership holds sway</li><li>lands or domains subject to sovereignty or control</li><li>a territory constituting a self-governing commonwealth and being one of a number of such territories united in a community of nations, or empire</li><li>the act of delegating</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>