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nullificationist

nullificationist noun: one who believes that individual states of the United States should be able to exempt themselves selectively from federal laws.

Noun

nullificationist (plural nullificationists)

  1. (US) One who believes that individual states of the United States should be able to exempt themselves selectively from federal laws.

Forms of nullificationist

pluralnullificationists

Origin of nullificationist

From nullification + -ist.

Questions about nullificationist

What does nullificationist mean?
Nullificationist means one who believes that individual states of the United States should be able to exempt themselves selectively from federal laws.
What part of speech is nullificationist?
Nullificationist is a noun.
What is the plural of nullificationist?
The plural of nullificationist is nullificationists.

Words near nullificationist in the dictionary

  1. nullible
  2. Nullica
  3. nullichiasmatic
  4. nullifiable
  5. nullification
  6. nullificationist
  7. nullificationists
  8. nullifications
  9. nullificator
  10. nullificators
  11. nullifidian

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