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equality of states

The principle that all sovereign states, by virtue of the fact that they all enjoy sovereignty (sense 1), are equal in status (notwithstanding the wide disparities of power and influence which exist between them). The principle often finds expression in diplomacy, for example in the rules regarding interstate precedence. See also great power; major power; middle power; micro-state; superpower.

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