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Nation
A sizable group of individuals who unite, due to shared perceptions of social reality and historical origin, to occupy a specific territory, declaring loyalty and duty to the same government. A nation is fully developed through the national consciousness of its people, whose historical calling is inherent in the ethical ideals found within their historical legacy.
The political power of the nation has been traditionally argued to be legitimatized only through the will of the people. However, due to the complexities of globalization and international politics, a group of people may come to recognize themselves as a nation and give power to a specific government whose political entity may not be recognized as a legitimate nation in the eyes of the global community. The word nation ...