consent of the governed

/K AH0 N S EH1 N T AH0 V DH AH0 G AH0 V ER0 N D/
noun
  1. 1

    (government, political science, philosophy) A political theory in which a government or set of governments could only be deemed legitimate if it is supported by the people under which it exercises its political influence.

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