squatter sovereignty
noun U.S. History.
(used contemptuously by its opponents) popular sovereignty(def 2).
Origin of squatter sovereignty
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words nearby squatter sovereignty
squashy,
squassation,
squat,
squat thrust,
squatter,
squatter sovereignty,
squatter's right,
squattocracy,
squatty,
squauwmish,
squaw
Example sentences from the Web for squatter sovereignty
This was logical, but it made the "squatter-sovereignty" doctrine ridiculous.
The Middle Period 1817-1858 |John William BurgessHere was the germ of "squatter-sovereignty," afterward developed by Mr. Douglas in his Kansas-Nebraska bill.
The Middle Period 1817-1858 |John William Burgess