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The rights of some must not be enjoyed by denying the rights of others. Neither can we permit states' rights at the expense of human rights.
George W. Romney

Meaning of "states' rights" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STATES' RIGHTS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STATES' RIGHTS

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States' rights is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STATES' RIGHTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

states' rights

States' rights

In American political discourse, states' rights refers to political powers reserved for the U.S. state governments rather than the federal government according to the United States Constitution, reflecting especially the enumerated powers of Congress and the Tenth Amendment.

Definition of states' rights in the English dictionary

The definition of states' rights in the dictionary is the rights and powers generally conceded to the states, or all those powers claimed for the states under some interpretations of the Constitution. Other definition of states' rights is a doctrine advocating the severe curtailment of Federal powers by such an interpretation of the Constitution.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STATES' RIGHTS

statemented
statements of case
Staten Island
stater
stateroom
States
States General
States of the Church
States of the Federation of Malaya
states´ righter
stateside
statesman
statesmanlike
statesmanly
statesmanship
statesmen
statesperson
stateswoman
stateswomen
statewide

WORDS THAT END LIKE STATES' RIGHTS

animal rights
Bill of Rights
bragging rights
bright lights
brights
civil rights
hazard warning lights
heights
highlights
human rights
knights
lights
nights
northern lights
rights
sights
the bright lights
thoughts
tights
traffic lights
voting rights

Synonyms and antonyms of states' rights in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «states' rights» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STATES' RIGHTS

Find out the translation of states' rights to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of states' rights from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «states' rights» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

州权
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

derechos de los estados
570 millions of speakers

English

states´ rights
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राज्यों के अधिकारों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حقوق الولايات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

права штатов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

os direitos dos estados
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজ্য অধিকার ´
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les droits des Etats
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hak negara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rechte der Staaten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

国家の権利
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주의 권리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Negara ´hak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quyền của các bang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாநிலங்களின் உரிமைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राज्ये ´अधिकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Devletlerin hakları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diritti degli Stati
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawa członkowskich
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

права штатів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

drepturile statelor /
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δικαιώματα των κρατών »
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

state se regte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillstånds rätter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

statenes rettigheter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of states' rights

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STATES' RIGHTS»

The term «states' rights» is regularly used and occupies the 94.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STATES' RIGHTS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about states' rights

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5 QUOTES WITH «STATES' RIGHTS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word states' rights.
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John Shelton Reed
I do believe states' rights was a sound doctrine that got hijacked by some unsavory customers for a while - like, 150 years or so. I'm professionally obliged to believe that knowledge is better than ignorance, but some kinds of forgetting are OK with me.
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George W. Romney
The rights of some must not be enjoyed by denying the rights of others. Neither can we permit states' rights at the expense of human rights.
3
Brian Sandoval
I'm a strong supporter of states' rights to do what they need.
4
James Q. Wilson
If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's no support for it in the Supreme Court and there's no support for it in public opinion.
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Rob Woodall
Do you think states' rights would have disappeared if state legislatures still elected our United States senators? Do you think our United States senators would be difficult to contact if they were named by our state legislatures?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STATES' RIGHTS»

Discover the use of states' rights in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to states' rights and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fallacies of States' Rights
Barber shows how arguments for states’ rights from John C. Calhoun to the present offend common sense, logic, and bedrock constitutional principles.
Sotirios A. Barber, 2013
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Power Divided Is Power Checked: The Argument for States' Rights
And, if his prescription for returning power to the states seems radical, Lewis would argue that this is only because we are unaware of just how far American has drifted from our limited government tradition.
Jason Lewis, 2011
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The Union at Risk: Jacksonian Democracy, States' Rights, and ...
The Union at Risk studies the doctrine of states' rights and illustrates how it directly affected national policy at a crucial point in 19th-century politics.
Richard E. Ellis, 1989
4
States' Rights and American Federalism: A Documentary History
Explores the states' rights versus American federalism debate through this comprehensive collection of primary documents, reflecting the fervent stands of Americans throughout history.
Frederick D. Drake, Lynn R. Nelson, 1999
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The Battle of Ole Miss: Civil Rights v. States' Rights
States' Rights, Frank Lambert--who was a student at Ole Miss at the time and witnessed many of these events--provides an engaging narrative of the tumultuous period surrounding Meredith's arrival at the University of Mississippi.
Frank Lambert, 2009
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States' Rights and the Union: Imperium in Imperio, 1776-1876
McDonald (history, U. of Alabama) explores the balance between general and local authority in government.
Forrest McDonald, 2002
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The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights ...
This book, the first to give a comprehensive history of this watchdog agency, shows how, to this day, the Sovereignty Commission remains obscure, debated, and for many citizens a star chamber of the most sinister sort.
Yasuhiro Katagiri, 2001
8
Of states, rights, and social closure: governing migration ...
This book addresses questions such as: Do nation-states act to facilitate or limit immigration and integration, how and why? How do nation-states themselves transform in understanding and interpreting rights respond to immigration?
Oliver Schmidtke, Saime Ozcurumez, 2008
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The Federalist--Anti-Federalist Debate Over States' Rights: ...
Looks at the debate which lasted over six months, arguing the type of government which would best serve the new nation, covering the historical background, the people who were debating, and the impact on the United States.
Lea Ball, 2004
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The States rights debate: antifederalism and the Constitution
Once again men of states rights persuasion were defeated in their attempt to draw a precise line limiting the national government with respect to an area considered free from federal control. The unavailing struggle to give meaning to the Tenth ...
Alpheus Thomas Mason, 1972

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