English Explanatory Dictionary

states' rights

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rights reserved to the 50 state governments of the United States that allow each one to set policy on some issues, rather than being subject to federal policy, especially in reference to their right to allow slavery before the Civil War.

Word forms

states' rights

Derived words

states' righter
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