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to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void

the legal prohibition and ending of slavery, esp. of slavery of blacks in the U.S.

advocating or opposing a cause or issue vigorously, esp. a political cause

verb (used with object)
1.to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
–noun
2.a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually fol. by of): an advocate of peace.

U.S. History. the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860–61, which brought on the Civil War.

the rights belonging to the various states, esp. with reference to the strict interpretation of the Constitution, by which all rights not delegated by the Constitution to the federal government belong to the states.

1.a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
2.a body of citizen soldiers as distinguished from professional soldiers.

a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway:

a usually large farm or estate, esp. in a tropical or semitropical country, on which cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugar cane, or the like is cultivated, usually by resident laborers.

of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from trade or manufacture in general