单词 | taxation without representation |
释义 | taxation without representationnoun 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 representationtawse, tax, taxable, taxaceous, taxation, taxation without representation, Taxation without representation is tyranny, tax avoidance, tax-bracket creep, tax break, tax certificate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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