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constructionist

American

[kuhn-struhk-shuh-nist] / kənˈstrʌk ʃə nɪst /

noun

a person who construes or interprets, especially laws or the like, in a specific manner.

a strict constructionist.

constructionist British

/ kənˈstrʌkʃənɪst /

noun

a person who interprets constitutional law in a certain way, esp strictly

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constructionism

noun

Etymology

Origin of constructionist

First recorded in 1835–45; construction + -ist

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