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con·sti·tu·tion·al·ist
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Princeton's WordNet
constitutionalistnoun
an advocate of constitutional government
Wiktionary
constitutionalistnoun
A person who adheres to the philosophy of constitutionalism.
constitutionalistadjective
Of or relating to constitutionalism or its adherents.
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constitutionalist
A constitutionalist is a person who adheres to the principles of a constitution, interpreting and implementing it in its original or intended form. This individual believes in the protection of individual rights through the establishment and strict interpretation of a legal framework or constitution. Constitutionalists often advocate for limited government and safeguards against arbitrary or unjust government actions. They might either be law professionals, political theorists, or any citizen interested in constitutional law and governance.
Webster Dictionary
Constitutionalistnoun
one who advocates a constitutional form of government; a constitutionalist
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The numerical value of constitutionalist in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
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The numerical value of constitutionalist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of constitutionalist in a Sentence
He is a strict Constitutionalist, he has really been raised on this, and it seems to me that he was raised for this time. People think he might be Ronald Reagan, I think (Cruz) is going to be Calvin Coolidge.
Other things equal, I think it would be good if Biden nominated an originalist, though there certainly can be originalists whose positions on particular important legal issues are sufficiently bad that I might rather have a living constitutionalist nominee, instead (depending on the particular type of living constitutionalist), originalism is not a bullet-proof guarantee against grave error. Regardless, I think it’s very unlikely Biden will nominate an originalist.
Probably the most important votes a senator can cast are those for lifetime appointments for federal judges, and especially for the Supreme Court, lisa Murkowski has spent Lisa Murkowski career being a dependable vote for leftist judges and opposing the nominations of solid, constitutionalist judges like Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
Ted Cruz loves God, he loves James Madison and he's a strict constitutionalist. You know what Ted Cruz understands, god raises these empires up. It is God who brings them down.
The Constitution is hanging by a thread. That thread has just been cut. And the only way that we survive now is if we have a true constitutionalist (as president).
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