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CONSTITUTIONALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("constitutionalism" is a kind of...):
ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)
Derivation:
constitutionalist (an advocate of constitutional government)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("constitutionalism" is a kind of...):
form of government; political system (the members of a social organization who are in power)
Derivation:
constitutionalist (an advocate of constitutional government)
