taxation without representation

tax·a·tion with·out rep·re·sen·ta·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tak-sey-shuh n with-out, with- rep-ri-zen-tey-shuh n, -zuh n-]
- /tækˈseɪ ʃən wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -zən-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tak-sey-shuh n with-out, with- rep-ri-zen-tey-shuh n, -zuh n-]
- /tækˈseɪ ʃən wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -zən-/

Definition of taxation without representation words

noun taxation without representation 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.”. 1

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