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states' rights

states' rights
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Definitions of states' rights words

  • noun plural states' rights the rights and powers generally conceded to the states, or all those powers claimed for the states under some interpretations of the Constitution 0
  • noun plural states' rights a doctrine advocating the severe curtailment of Federal powers by such an interpretation of the Constitution 0
  • noun states' rights all the rights and powers which the Constitution neither grants to the federal government nor denies to the state governments 0
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Origin of states' rights

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for States' rights

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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states' rights popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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