Look up: constitutionalism

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   constitutionalism
   [n] - a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution) 2. [n] - advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
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   Constitutionalism
   Con`sti·tu'tion·al·ism noun The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or constitutional government. Carlyle.
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   constitutionalism
   noun advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
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   constitutionalism
   noun a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution)
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   Constitutionalism
   The term `Constitutionalism` refers to the position or practice that government be limited by a constitution, usually written. The document may specify its relation to statutes, treaties, executive and judicial actions, and the constitutions or laws of regional jurisdictions. The term may also refer to a movement or effort to enforce such a legal order, usually called constitutional compliance. Constitutionalism is also concerned with the princip...
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   Constitutionalism
   • (n.) The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or constitutional government.
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   constitutionalism
   The belief that governments will defer to the rules and principles enshrined in a constitution and uphold the rule of law.
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