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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 — [ pɔpjʊlə sɔvrəntɪ, englisch], in der Vorgeschichte des amerikanischen Sezessionskrieges die besonders von Senator S. A. Douglas im »Kansas Nebraska Act« (1854; Kansas, Geschichte) vertretene Formel, nach der die Bevölkerung eines Territoriums … Universal-Lexikon
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
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 in the United States — The American Revolution marked a departure in the concept of popular sovereignty as it had been discussed and employed in the European historical context. With their Revolution, Americans substituted the sovereignty in the person of the English… … Wikipedia
Popular Republican Movement — Mouvement Républicain Populaire President Maurice Schumann (1944 49) Jean Lecanuet (1963 65) … Wikipedia
Sovereignty — Sovereign redirects here. For other uses, see Sovereign (disambiguation). The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes Leviathan, depicting the Sovereign as a massive body wielding a sword and crozier and composed of many individual people. Sovereignty is… … Wikipedia
sovereignty — /sov rin tee, suv /, n., pl. sovereignties. 1. the quality or state of being sovereign. 2. the status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign; royalty. 3. supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a … Universalium
popular — /pop yeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher. 2. regarded with favor, approval, or affection by an acquaintance or acquaintances: He s not very popular with me just now. 3. of,… … Universalium
Popular Front of Moldova — For the political movement formed at the end of the 1960 s, see National Patriotic Front. The Popular Front of Moldova (Romanian: Frontul Popular din Moldova) was a political movement in the Moldavian SSR, one of the 15 union republics of the… … Wikipedia
