squatter sovereignty


nounU.S. History.
  1. (used contemptuously by its opponents) popular sovereignty (def. 2).

Origin of squatter sovereignty

1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

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squatter sovereignty

noun
  1. a derogatory term for popular sovereignty

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