several states
More than two
Several states refers to multiple U.S. states acting or being described together, typically in legal, political, or news contexts: Several states have banned the practice, The storm affected several states.
The phrase emphasizes that more than one or two states are involved without specifying exactly how many—usually somewhere between three and roughly half.
- provincesAdministrative regions within nations
- federal governmentCentralized national ruling body
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- citizenshipStatus as state member
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scope/extent
several statesnationwide
Across entire country
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