states' rights
21STATES-RIGHTS — doctrine of the contention of the Democrats in the United States that the several States of the Union have all the rights, powers, and privileges not expressly made over to the central government, and by extremists even the right of secession …
22states' rights — plural noun (in the US) the rights and powers held by individual states …
23states' rights — /steɪts ˈraɪts/ (say stayts ruyts) plural noun → state rights …
24States' Rights Democratic Party — noun a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman • Syn: ↑Dixiecrats • Hypernyms: ↑party, ↑political party …
25National States' Rights Party — Founded 1958 Headquarters Knoxville, Tennessee Ideology States rights White supremacy Political posit …
26Slavery and States' Rights — was a speech by Joseph Wheeler on July 31, 1894. This speech is considered to be a nationalist look at American Civil War causation and is generally understood to argue that the North was to blame for the war. OverviewThe Richmond, Virginia… …
27States of the Church — State State (st[=a]t), n. [OE. stat, OF. estat, F. [ e]tat, fr. L. status a standing, position, fr. stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Estate}, {Status}.] 1. The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time. [1913… …
28states' righter — ˈstātsˈrīd.ə(r), ītə noun Usage: often capitalized S&R Etymology: states rights + er : one that advocates strict interpretation of the United States constitutional guarantee of states rights and is opposed to the exercise of federal authority in… …
29states' righter — noun Date: 1945 a person who advocates strict interpretation of the United States constitutional guarantee of states rights …
30States of the Church — • Consists of the civil territory which for over 1000 years (754 1870) acknowledged the pope as temporal ruler Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. States of the Church States of the Church …
