noun
condominium
Joint sovereignty or control exercised by two or more authorities.
The treaty established a condominium over the disputed territory.
Etymology
The Latin term expresses shared dominion. Its political sense applies that joint control to territory governed by more than one authority at the same time.
More examples
- Two powers administered the region under a condominium.
- The historian examined how the condominium divided authority.
- The arrangement ended when joint condominium gave way to independence.
Forms
condominium
Similar words
- joint rule
- Joint rule is the plain-language description; condominium is the formal term for shared sovereignty.
- protectorate
- A protectorate is under another state’s protection or control; condominium shares authority among multiple powers.