Consent of the governed
A condition urged by many as a requirement for legitimate government: that the authority of a government should depend on the consent of the people, as expressed by votes in elections. (See Declaration of Independence, democracy, and John Locke.)
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[kuh n-sen-choo-uh l] /kənˈsɛn tʃu əl/ adjective, Law. 1. involving or carried out by mutual consent: a consentual divorce.
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[kon-si-kwens, -kwuh ns] /ˈkɒn sɪˌkwɛns, -kwəns/ noun 1. the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving. 2. an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome. 3. the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference. 4. importance or significance: a matter […]
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[kon-si-kwens, -kwuh ns] /ˈkɒn sɪˌkwɛns, -kwəns/ noun 1. the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving. 2. an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome. 3. the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference. 4. importance or significance: a matter […]
- Consequent
[kon-si-kwent, -kwuh nt] /ˈkɒn sɪˌkwɛnt, -kwənt/ adjective 1. following as an effect or result; resulting (often followed by on, upon, or to): a fall in price consequent to a rise in production. 2. following as a logical conclusion: a consequent law. 3. following or progressing logically: consequent reasoning. noun 4. anything that follows upon something […]
- Consequential
[kon-si-kwen-shuh l] /ˌkɒn sɪˈkwɛn ʃəl/ adjective 1. following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent. 2. following as a logical conclusion or inference; logically consistent. 3. of or importance: a consequential man in his field. 4. self-important; pompous. /ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/ adjective 1. important or significant 2. self-important; conceited 3. following as a consequence; resultant, esp […]