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- adjective Favoring the
government , or favoring the government of a state as opposed to a federal government.
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Examples
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Under new leadership the opposition party has rejuvenated itself, from a pro-state party, to a center-left modern social democratic party.
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More concerning however, is that the author essentially exerts a pro-state's rights argument in a discussion of black voter enfranchisement.
Judy Lubin: Netroots Panel on Black Voter Turnout Sparks Debate Judy Lubin 2011
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Under new leadership the opposition party has rejuvenated itself, from a pro-state party, to a center-left modern social democratic party.
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Of course to the pro-war, and pro-state terror groups these brave souls are all traitors and deserving of harsh punishment.
Slaughter “A Product of Circumstance” « Antiwar.com Blog 2009
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More concerning however, is that the author essentially exerts a pro-state's rights argument in a discussion of black voter enfranchisement.
Judy Lubin: Netroots Panel on Black Voter Turnout Sparks Debate Judy Lubin 2011
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The so-called pillars of the liberal class are fundamentally anti-oppositional, at times shifting by degrees but remaining essentially pro-state, pro-corporation, pro-war, pro-capitalism.
Anis Shivani: Pessimism Porn: Chris Hedges's New Book Is a Depressing Journey Into the Liberal Mind Anis Shivani 2010
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The so-called pillars of the liberal class are fundamentally anti-oppositional, at times shifting by degrees but remaining essentially pro-state, pro-corporation, pro-war, pro-capitalism.
Anis Shivani: Pessimism Porn Anis Shivani 2010
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The so-called pillars of the liberal class are fundamentally anti-oppositional, at times shifting by degrees but remaining essentially pro-state, pro-corporation, pro-war, pro-capitalism.
Anis Shivani: Pessimism Porn Anis Shivani 2010
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The so-called pillars of the liberal class are fundamentally anti-oppositional, at times shifting by degrees but remaining essentially pro-state, pro-corporation, pro-war, pro-capitalism.
Anis Shivani: Pessimism Porn: Chris Hedges's New Book Is a Depressing Journey Into the Liberal Mind Anis Shivani 2010
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The so-called pillars of the liberal class are fundamentally anti-oppositional, at times shifting by degrees but remaining essentially pro-state, pro-corporation, pro-war, pro-capitalism.
Anis Shivani: Pessimism Porn: Chris Hedges's New Book Is a Depressing Journey Into the Liberal Mind Anis Shivani 2010
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