taxation without representation

American  

noun

American History.

1. 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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Example Sentences

They say it’s a simple matter of taxation without representation.

From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2022

There would be no more taxation without representation.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

You know, no taxation without representation, equal rights, liberty and justice for all and all that?

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2019

For governors, New York City’s transit budget is a huge expense that delivers few votes; for mayors, it is a kind of taxation without representation.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 2, 2018

We continued to study the American Revolution, and learned about the injustices of taxation without representation, and memorized passages from the Declaration of Independence.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri