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.
sovereign (plural sovereigns) 1  A monarch; the ruler of a country. 2  One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation. 3  A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin. 4  A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33â standard bottles.