states' rightsnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsteɪts ˈraɪts//ˌsteɪts ˈraɪts/the powers and authority that are neither held by the federal government nor forbidden by the constitution of the US and that therefore belong to the state governments
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Power to control
- ascendancy
- big beast
- buy-in
- chairmanship
- determination
- discipline
- dominant
- juice
- leadership
- lever
- manipulation
- mastery
- muscle
- oversight
- responsibility
- sphere of influence
- spin control
- state-controlled
- supervision
- tooth
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