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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- popular sovereignty
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[American History]
州人民主权论(南北战争前反对废奴者所提出的一种政治主张)
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人民主权论(主张主权归人民全体所有,政府应由人民产生并服从人民的意志)
Collins English-English Dictionary
- popular sovereignty
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n
(in the pre-Civil War US) the doctrine that the inhabitants of a territory should be free from federal interference in determining their own domestic policy, esp in deciding whether or not to allow slavery
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popular government
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人民政府
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popular prices
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廉价
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a popular actor
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受欢迎的男演员
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That's the most popular restaurant in town.
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那是城里最有名的饭店。
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the tribunal of popular sentiment
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舆论的制裁
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