idiom
by the people, for the people
by the PEE-pul for the PEE-pul
baɪ ðə ˈpiːpəl fɔːr ðə ˈpiːpəlListen
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Syllable breakdown
bythepeopleforthepeople
Dictionary meaning
a formulation of democratic self-governance articulating that political authority derives from the citizenry and is exercised for their collective benefit; taken from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address of 1863, which described democratic government as of the people, by the people, for the people; a foundational statement of popular sovereignty and the purpose of republican institutions
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