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squatter sovereignty
squatter sovereignty n (Historical Terms) a derogatory term for popular sovereignty squatter sovereignty
squatter sovereignty: see popular sovereigntypopular sovereignty,
in U.S. history, doctrine under which the status of slavery in the territories was to be determined by the settlers themselves. Although the doctrine won wide support as a means of avoiding sectional conflict over the slavery issue, its meaning remained
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