a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc.: a wall made of concrete blocks. one of a set of cube-shaped pieces of wood, plastic, or the like, used as a child's toy in building. a mold or piece on which something is shaped or kept in shape: a hat block.
Neutral powers during World War II. The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral during World War II. Some of these countries had large colonies abroad or had great economic power.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Reserved State powers) The reserved powers doctrine was a principle used in the interpretation of the Constitution of Australia. It adopted a restrictive approach to the interpretation of the specific powers of the Federal Parliament in order to preserve the residual powers of the States. The doctrine was abandoned by the High Court in 1920 in the Engineers' Case.