No wonder popular approval has been so widespread; it was no accident. (religion-online.org)
It's probably a good definition of a social contract theory and popular sovereignty based Enlightenment state, but not all states derive their legitimacy from popular approval. (politics.stackexchange.com)
Obama and his allies are hurriedly working to muster popular approval for his plan of limited strikes in Syria after they say a chemical weapon attack killed more than a thousand people in August. (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)