TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION Definition & Meaning

taxation without representation

noun

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.”

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Amid Colonial protests against unjust taxes, the cry “no taxation without representation” lit a rebellious spark.

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Reform UK's Rupert Lowe said Americans had fought a war of independence based on the principle of "no taxation without representation" and asked why his local constituents should continue to pay their council tax beyond May if their elections were delayed.

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The campaign for the measure, which defined noncitizens as tax-paying undocumented people and green card holders, said it would allow for fairer elections, evoking the centuries-old slogan “no taxation without representation.”

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He and others say the measure is a form of taxation without representation, because homeowners who don’t live in South Lake Tahoe won’t be allowed to vote on the measure in November.

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They brought taxation without representation.

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