Definitions

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  • adjective Not sovereign.

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  • adjective (of peoples and political bodies) controlled by outside forces

Etymologies

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non- +‎ sovereign

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Examples

  • The largest Asian nonsovereign credit deal was a $4.4 billion bond by Chinese electric utility State Grid.

    Asia's Bond Market Comes Alive Soofian J. Zuberi 2011

  • While the tests did consider the impact of an economic downturn on banks' portfolios of loans and nonsovereign debt in Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain, many critics complained that the tests were overly benign.

    Southern Exposure for Europe's Banks David Enrich 2011

  • Their faulty analysis comes as a result of the deficit critics 'failure to distinguish between the monetary arrangements of sovereign and nonsovereign nations.

    Marshall Auerback: Yes Virginia, There Is a Difference Between Greece and the U.S. 2010

  • But analysts said he was more likely to be talking about restructuring nonsovereign debt.

    The Moscow Times Reuters 2010

  • But analysts said he was more likely to be talking about restructuring nonsovereign debt.

    The Moscow Times Reuters 2010

  • However, the Palestinian territories remained just that - nonsovereign territories.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • However, the Palestinian territories remained just that - nonsovereign territories.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • However, the Palestinian territories remained just that - nonsovereign territories.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • But analysts said he was more likely to be talking about restructuring nonsovereign debt.

    The Moscow Times 2010

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