popular sovereignty
柯林斯词典
1. 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 (美国内战前)民众主权; 认为一个领土的居民应该摆脱联邦干涉，自由决定内政，尤其是决定是否允许奴隶制度
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