CONSTITUTIONALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does constitutionalism mean? 

• CONSTITUTIONALISM (noun)
  The noun CONSTITUTIONALISM has 2 senses:

1. a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution)

2. advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles

  Familiarity information: CONSTITUTIONALISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSTITUTIONALISM (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)