officers of the United States
... that officers of the United States have been delegated part of the "sovereign power" of the United States?
... that <b id="mwCVo"><a href="./Officer_of_the_United_States" id="mwCVs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Officer of the United States">officers of the United States</a></b> have been delegated part of the "<a href="./Sovereignty" id="mwCVw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sovereignty">sovereign power</a>" of the <a href="./United_States" id="mwCV0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States">United States</a>?