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governed
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[ noun ] (government) the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
Examples "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)The Declaration_of_Independence says that `` governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed '' . The phrase `` consent of the governed '' needs a hard look . Is the consent of the governed a numerical majority ? Who will deny that in a vast portion of the South the Federal action is incompatible with the Jeffersonian concept of `` the consent of the governed '' ? Related terms |
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