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If these are the choices:
A)dependent B)submissive C)subservient D)independent
Then, the synonym for sovereign is D.) INDEPENDENT.
Sovereign is someone who possess extreme power. It is usually linked to monarchies where Kings and Queens are the sovereign rulers.
Dependent , submissive, and subservient connotes someone who is under the rule of another. Thus, these words are antonyms of sovereign.
Answer: C. Ford Motor Company turned to mass production in the 1950s
Explanation: "Lean" was coined by John Krafcik in 1988 and it started as Ford Motor Company, turned to mass production in the 1950s.