Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A supporter of the existing constitution of government.
- noun An advocate of constitutionalism, as opposed to other forms of government.
- noun Specifically A framer or an advocate of the French Constitution of 1791.
- noun plural [capitalized] A name assumed by a party in Pennsylvania, about 1787, which favored the retention of the State Constitution of 1776, and opposed the substitution for it of a stronger form of government.
- noun [capitalized] A name assumed by the more moderate faction of the Democratic-Republican party in Pennsylvania during a few years after 1804: opposed to the “Friends of the People” or “Conventionalists.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a constitutionalist.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who adheres to the philosophy of
constitutionalism . - adjective Of or relating to
constitutionalism or its adherents.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an advocate of constitutional government
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Examples
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A Christian Right whose political agenda cannot be squared with - and is a formal rejection of - the Sermon on the Mount, and a Tea Party calling itself 'constitutionalist' - whose agenda cannot be squared, no matter how many tri-cornered hats they wear - with the Constitution of the United States.
Michael Carmichael: Battleground North Carolina: Democratic Women Fired Up! Michael Carmichael 2011
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A Christian Right whose political agenda cannot be squared with - and is a formal rejection of - the Sermon on the Mount, and a Tea Party calling itself 'constitutionalist' - whose agenda cannot be squared, no matter how many tri-cornered hats they wear - with the Constitution of the United States.
Michael Carmichael: Battleground North Carolina: Democratic Women Fired Up! Michael Carmichael 2011
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A Christian Right whose political agenda cannot be squared with - and is a formal rejection of - the Sermon on the Mount, and a Tea Party calling itself 'constitutionalist' - whose agenda cannot be squared, no matter how many tri-cornered hats they wear - with the Constitution of the United States.
Michael Carmichael: Battleground North Carolina: Democratic Women Fired Up! Michael Carmichael 2011
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A Christian Right whose political agenda cannot be squared with - and is a formal rejection of - the Sermon on the Mount, and a Tea Party calling itself 'constitutionalist' - whose agenda cannot be squared, no matter how many tri-cornered hats they wear - with the Constitution of the United States.
Michael Carmichael: Battleground North Carolina: Democratic Women Fired Up! Michael Carmichael 2011
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I used to be as big of a liberal as I am now a conservative actually a libertarian known as a constitutionalist- until I got exposed to life and the real world and found out that it was up to me.
Texas Faith: Is health care a moral imperative? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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Ron Paul, a Republican from Texas, has been described as a constitutionalist, libertarian, classic liberal, and a classic conservative.
Archive 2007-09-30 Sinfonian 2007
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Ron Paul, a Republican from Texas, has been described as a constitutionalist, libertarian, classic liberal, and a classic conservative.
The Paulistas have invaded America's Glans™ Sinfonian 2007
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Christian is a Christian, not everyone who calls themselves a constitutionalist is a constitutionalist and not everyone who claims the honored name of Patriot, is a true patriot today.
Default Site Weblog 2010
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To: Justaham it saddens me to see some of the comments on this story, that any so called constitutionalist or libertarian would for any reason want to deny someone happiness. who are you to tell someone they cant get "married"
Latest Articles 2009
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Glenn Beck -- who has promoted not just FEMA concentration camp theories, but also far-right "constitutionalist" theories on states rights and secessionist movements, just to name a few -- is easily the worst of the lot in this regard.
Peter Daou: Why the National Debate is Still Conducted on the Right's Terms 2009
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