Definition of States' rights

1. Noun. A doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states.

Generic synonyms: Doctrine, Ism, Philosophical System, Philosophy, School Of Thought
Specialized synonyms: Nullification

2. Noun. The rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution.
Generic synonyms: Right
Language type: Plural, Plural Form

Lexicographical Neighbors of States' Rights

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statelier
stateliest
stateliness
statelinesses
stately
stately home
statement
statements
Staten Island
stater
stateroom
staterooms
staters
states
states' rights
States' Rights Democratic Party
stateside
statesman
statesmanlike
statesmanly
statesmanship
statesmanships
statesmen
stateswoman
States General
statewide
state attorney
state bank
state boundary

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