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taxation without representation — Amer. Hist. a phrase, generally attributed to James Otis about 1761, that reflected the resentment of American colonists at being taxed by a British Parliament to which they elected no representatives and became an anti British slogan before the… … Useful english dictionary
No taxation without representation — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy … Wikipedia
Taxation Without Representation — A situation in which a government imposes taxes on a particular group of its citizens, despite the citizens not consenting or having an actual representative deliver their views when the taxation decision was made. This situation was one of the… … Investment dictionary
No taxation without representation — (dt. etwa: „Keine Besteuerung ohne [gewählte politische] Vertretung“) war eine Parole und ein Kriegsgrund des amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskriegs. In den Jahren vor und während der amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung kritisierten Fürsprecher… … Deutsch Wikipedia
No Taxation without Representation — slogan during the American Revolution Americans supported the point of view of actual representation which meant that in order to be taxed by Parliament the Americans righteously should have actual legislators sitting and voting in London … English contemporary dictionary
taxation — taxational, adj. /tak say sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of taxing. 2. the fact of being taxed. 3. a tax imposed. 4. the revenue raised by taxes. [1250 1300; < ML taxation (s. of taxatio) an appraising (see TAX, ATION); r. ME taxacioun < AF < ML, as… … Universalium
Representation (politics) — Part of the Politics series Democracy History · Vari … Wikipedia
Taxation in the United States — is a complex system which may involve payment to at least four different levels of government and many methods of taxation. United States taxation includes local government, possibly including one or more of municipal, township, district and… … Wikipedia
Conscientious objection to military taxation — (COMT) is a legal theory (with at least one historical precedent) that attempts to extend into the realm of taxation the concessions to conscientious objectors that many governments allow in the case of conscription thereby allowing conscientious … Wikipedia
Virtual representation — was a concept in Hanoverian Britain, based on the belief that men without the vote, such as persons in some cities in England such as Manchester, in the colonies, or simply those in Britain who did not have the franchise, were virtually… … Wikipedia
