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Noun: constitutionalism  ,kón-sti't(y)oo-shu-nu,li-zum
  1. Advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
    "The lawyer's constitutionalism was evident in her passionate defence of civil liberties"
     
  2. A constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution)
    "The nation's transition to constitutionalism marked a significant shift in its political landscape"

Derived forms: constitutionalisms

Type of: form of government, ideology, mythos, political orientation, political system, political theory

Encyclopedia: Constitutionalism