smallstatesermon
/ˈsmɔːlsteɪtˌsɜːmən/nounVerified NewThe outsized moral address delivered by a very small country in a very large assembly.
One-country-one-vote bodies give microstates a pulpit, and the sermon on climate or conscience travels further than any army could. The smallest delegation often writes the sentence everyone quotes.
Etym. — small state + sermon: moral authority as the one scale where smallness helps.
Rel. — flagfirstaid
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