taxation without representation
noun American History.
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 American Revolution; in full, “Taxation without representation is tyranny.”
Words nearby taxation without representation
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taxation without representation,
taxation without representation is tyranny,
taxco,
taxeme,
taxflation,
taxgatherer