states' rights

Noun
  1. A doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states (synset 106195316)
    is a type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
    subtypes: nullification - the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
  2. The rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution (synset 105195488)
    domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    is a type of: right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

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