constitutionalist
Americannoun
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an adherent or advocate of constitutionalism or of an existing constitution.
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an expert on a political constitution.
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Etymology
Origin of constitutionalist
First recorded in 1760–70; constitutional + -ist
Example Sentences
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“Ken is a constitutionalist who tries to make good decisions based on principle,” said Texas Rep. Chip Roy, a fellow caucus member.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023
It makes sense that seeing an American forgo the safety and comfort of the Presbyterian mission to risk his life for the constitutionalist effort would resonate with Iranians.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022
At the time, a rash of anti-authoritarian revolt was spreading globally and Iran’s leader, Mohammed-Ali Shah, found himself confronted with a constitutionalist uprising.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022
In both my and Churchill’s estimations, for most of the early 2000s militias in the U.S. were about 90 percent constitutionalist groups and 10 percent millenarian groups, and most posed little threat of violence.
From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2022
A courtier up to 1789, a constitutionalist under the first assembly, a Girondist under the second, a Jacobin under the republic, he was eminently a man of circumstances.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
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