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PRONUNCIATION OF CONSTITUTIONIST

constitutionist  [ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSTITUTIONIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Constitutionist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONSTITUTIONIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Constitutionalism

Constitutionalism is "a complex of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principle that the authority of government derives from and is limited by a body of fundamental law". A political organization is constitutional to the extent that it "contain institutionalized mechanisms of power control for the protection of the interests and liberties of the citizenry, including those that may be in the minority". As described by political scientist and constitutional scholar David Fellman: Constitutionalism is descriptive of a complicated concept, deeply imbedded in historical experience, which subjects the officials who exercise governmental powers to the limitations of a higher law. Constitutionalism proclaims the desirability of the rule of law as opposed to rule by the arbitrary judgment or mere fiat of public officials…. Throughout the literature dealing with modern public law and the foundations of statecraft the central element of the concept of...

Definition of constitutionist in the English dictionary

The definition of constitutionist in the dictionary is a constitutionalist.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONSTITUTIONIST


abortionist
əˈbɔːʃənɪst
anti-abortionist
ˌæntɪəˈbɔːʃənɪst
Confucianist
kənˈfjuːʃənɪst
contortionist
kənˈtɔːʃənɪst
counter-revolutionist
ˌkaʊntərevəˈluːʃənɪst
dissolutionist
ˌdɪsəˈluːʃənɪst
diversionist
daɪˈvɜːʃənɪst
elocutionist
ˌeləˈkjuːʃənɪst
evolutionist
ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪst
excursionist
ɪkˈskɜːʃənɪst
extortionist
ɪkˈstɔːʃənɪst
immersionist
ɪˈmɜːʃənɪst
portionist
ˈpɔːʃənɪst
pro-abortionist
ˌprəʊəˈbɔːʃənɪst
resolutionist
ˌrɛzəˈluːʃənɪst
restitutionist
ˌrɛstɪˈtjuːʃənɪst
revolutionist
ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənɪst
solutionist
səˈluːʃənɪst
traducianist
trəˈdjuːʃənɪst
versionist
ˈvɜːʃənɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONSTITUTIONIST

constituency party
constituent
constituent assembly
constituently
constitute
constituter
constitution
constitutional
constitutional monarch
constitutional monarchy
constitutional psychology
constitutional strike
constitutionalism
constitutionalist
constitutionality
constitutionalize
constitutionally
constitutive
constitutively
constitutor

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONSTITUTIONIST

accordionist
agonist
antagonist
cartoonist
communist
dental receptionist
educationist
exhibitionist
expressionist
fashionist
illusionist
impressionist
nutritionist
perfectionist
projectionist
protagonist
receptionist
reductionist
saxophonist
trade unionist
Zionist

Synonyms and antonyms of constitutionist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «constitutionist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONSTITUTIONIST

Find out the translation of constitutionist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of constitutionist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «constitutionist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

constitutionist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

constitutionist
570 millions of speakers

English

constitutionist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

constitutionist
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

constitutionist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

constitutionist
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

constitutionist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

constitutionist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

constitutionist
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perlembagaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

constitutionist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

constitutionist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

constitutionist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Konstitusi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

constitutionist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

constitutionist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घटनात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

constitutionist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

constitutionist
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

constitutionist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

constitutionist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

constitutionist
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

constitutionist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

constitutionist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

constitutionist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

constitutionist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of constitutionist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSTITUTIONIST»

The term «constitutionist» is used very little and occupies the 191.228 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSTITUTIONIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «constitutionist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «constitutionist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about constitutionist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSTITUTIONIST»

Discover the use of constitutionist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to constitutionist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Newspapers and Periodicals of Illinois, 1814-1879
Constitutionist, i8s2-(after 1855) : Its editors were Dr. E. R. Roe ; T. H. Cavanaugh ; John M. Taggart. A daily was tried for a while but failed. A file of the Daily Constitutionist, February, 1854-May, 1855, is in Illinois College Library, Jacksonville.
Frank William Scott, Edmund Janes James, 1910
2
James F. Jaquess: Scholar, Soldier and Private Agent for ...
in the 1850s, Cavanaugh owned a newspaper called the Constitutionist, a Whig publication with the motto “a weekly paper for people devoted to the best interests of Illinois.” The Constitutionist grew from a weekly publication into the first daily ...
Patricia B. Burnette, 2013
3
Garner's Modern American Usage
See nonconstitutional. constitutionalist; ✳constitutionist. The standard form of the term is constitutionalist (= [1] one who studies or writes on the Constitution; or [2] a supporter of constitutional principles). The form ✳constitutionist is a needless ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
4
The Movement for Industrial Education and the Establishment ...
The Constitutionist printed a number of articles in which it opposed generally the fundamentals of the plan and objected specifically to some fifteen distinct details of the bill which was now before the legislature.40 "The whole scheme," said this  ...
Burt Eardley Powell, 1918
5
Semi-centennial History of the University of Illinois
The Constitutionist printed a number of articles in which it opposed generally the fundamentals of the plan and objected specifically to some fifteen distinct details of the bill which was now before the legislature.40 "The whole scheme," said this  ...
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus), Burt Eardley Powell, 1918
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Rational Woman: A Feminist Critique of Dichotomy
... understanding which maintains that particular actions can onlybe understood as particulars, andare subject to rational appraisal. The secondisasocial constitutionist explanationwhich isdeterministic and dependent upon causalconditions.
Raia Prokhovnik, 2012
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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
... defend that vision openly and forthrightly was admirable.” Stephen Macedo, Stricter Senate Review, N.Y. Times, 23 Oct. 1991, at A11. constitutionalist; ✳ constitutionist. The standard form of the term is constitutionalist (= [1] one who studies or ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
8
Historical Studies in Industrial Relations
Chorus [off] ['The Lord High Executioner', from Patience] Behold the Lord High Constitutionist, The leader of the railwaymen in unity, The scourge of every revolutionist, Who always flouts his members with impunity. Defer, defer, to the Lord ...
9
Affairs of State: The Untold History of Presidential Love, ...
and presidency of, 212; “Peacemaker” cannon disaster and, 201–3; political allegiances of, 204; portrait of, 200; presidential struggles of, 214–15; religion of, 205; slavery supported by, 223; as strict constitutionist, 205; stubborn personality of, ...
Robert P. Watson, 2012
10
Latin America’s Wars
... defeated the Constitutionist caudilloCol. FacundoCamero at Buchivcoa ina continuous twentyfivehour battle. The2,500manConstitutional forcewas almost completely destroyed. Following this Federal victorya number of caudillosdefected to ...
Robert L. Scheina autofilled, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSTITUTIONIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term constitutionist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
We Don't Need Another Conservative!
Juxtapose that option with a Constitutionist, and it will be clear to see what we have been missing. Learn more about your Constitution with Jake MacAulay and ... «Western Journalism, Jun 15»
2
Garfield County Attorney won't charge Boy Scouts in fatal tree …
constitutionist. At first I wondered about why the leaders weren't charged (certainly they are older than the 14-17 age bracket stated). Then I ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Mar 15»
3
Massive Utah cyber attacks may be aimed at NSA facility
Just shut the dang water off! Problem solved... undefined 63 likes. constitutionist. "We need to build it before we can find out how it will affect us. «Salt Lake Tribune, Feb 15»
4
SLC airport gun-seizure rate higher than national average
constitutionist. Another bogus statistic to stir the pot. So, Salt Lake City's airport FINDS more guns per million travelers than the national average ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 15»
5
Oil town that prepared for boom waits for bust
constitutionist. That's our government for you. Using the taxpayers' money to take care of the government first. They couldn't have built a library, ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 15»
6
Legislators: Tax hikes coming for transportation
constitutionist. "Lawmakers are also proposing to let counties increase their sales tax by a quarter-cent per dollar purchase to help fund local ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 15»
7
Rolly: Searching for hope amid Salt Lake City's homeless
constitutionist. I don't understand this article. The Rev. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and their friends all say that white cops only care about ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Dec 14»
8
Tiffany wisteria lamps sell for more than $1M each
constitutionist. A fool and his money . . . undefined 0 likes. Guest. Those are amazing lamps. The fool is the person who does not appreciate ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Dec 14»
9
Senate cancels vote on Obama Social Security pick
constitutionist. In other words, it's a typically run government project. undefined 1 likes. Guy Smilie. Not a great picture, she looks like ET. «Salt Lake Tribune, Dec 14»
10
Tonight on The Independents: The Supremes! (As in Court.) Starring …
Well, our favorite WHAT-PART-OF-THE-CONSTITUTIONist will be on to assess who is the most libertarian member of the Supreme Court. «Reason, Dec 14»

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