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U.S. Hist.(used contemptuously by its opponents) See popular sovereignty (def. 2).[1850-55, Amer.]
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Squatter sovereignty — Squatter Squat ter ( t[ e]r), n. 1. One who squats; specifically, one who settles unlawfully upon land without a title. In the United States and Australia the term is sometimes applied also to a person who settles lawfully upon government land… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squatter sovereignty — noun : popular sovereignty 2 usually used disparagingly * * * U.S. Hist. (used contemptuously by its opponents) See popular sovereignty (def. 2). [1850 55, Amer.] * * * squatter sovereignty, U.S. the right claimed by the settlers of new… … Useful english dictionary
squatter sovereignty — noun Date: 1854 popular sovereignty 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
squatter sovereignty — independence of settlers, self rule of people who occupy a location … English contemporary dictionary
Squatter — Squat ter ( t[ e]r), n. 1. One who squats; specifically, one who settles unlawfully upon land without a title. In the United States and Australia the term is sometimes applied also to a person who settles lawfully upon government land under legal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
popular sovereignty — 1. the doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will. 2. Amer. Hist. (before the Civil War) a doctrine, held chiefly by the… … Universalium
Popular sovereignty — or the sovereignty of the people is the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created and sustained by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power. It is closely associated with Republicanism and … Wikipedia
popular sovereignty — noun 1. : a doctrine in political theory that sovereignty is vested in the people as a whole rather than in a particular individual or group (as a ruling dynasty) and as a result that government is created by and subject to the will of the people … Useful english dictionary
Abraham Lincoln: A House Divided — ▪ Primary Source The speech by Abraham Lincoln to the Republican State Convention at Springfield, Illinois, on June 16, 1858, launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas replied less than a month later … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
