The Gallatin Election Day Battle took place on 6 August 1838, when about 200 people attempted to forcibly prevent Mormons from voting in the newly created county's first election. The skirmish is often cited as the opening event of the 1838 Mormon War.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: sovereign debt(Noun) The amount of money outstanding that was borrowed by a government in order to finance expenditure not covered by taxation.
Public debt is the outstanding amount of money the United States government has borrowed to cover its spending. In general, the public debt grows when there is a budget deficit. The government, through the U.S. Treasury, borrows money to finance the deficit by selling Treasury securities.