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constitutionalism

Pronunciation:  `kânsti'tooshu`nlizum

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
  2. [n]  a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution)
 
 See Also: form of government, ideology, political orientation, political system, political theory

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ism\, n.
The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional
government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or
constitutional government. --Carlyle.

 

 

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