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states' righter

noun

  1. a person who opposes U.S. federal intervention in affairs of the separate states, supporting this position by a strict interpretation of the Constitution of the U.S.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of states' righter1

First recorded in 1940–45; states' right(s) + -er 1

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