constitutionalism
noun
con·sti·tu·tion·al·ism
ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-sh(ə-)nə-ˌli-zəm 
-tyü-
: adherence to or government according to constitutional principles
also
: a constitutional system of government
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The letter codified the idea that the modern West—defined by liberalism, constitutionalism, and multi-party democracy—could be separated, conceptually, from the ancient West, as represented by Greece and Rome.
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Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
So the same establishment that had once helped push a Qajar shah toward constitutionalism helped pull a Pahlavi shah back from exile and back into absolutism.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Congress’s constitutionalism carries advantages over the Court’s.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
This ought to be axiomatic to anyone with even a rudimentary conception of American constitutionalism.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
So the same establishment that had once helped push a Qajar shah toward constitutionalism helped pull a Pahlavi shah back from exile and back into absolutism.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Congress’s constitutionalism carries advantages over the Court’s.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
This ought to be axiomatic to anyone with even a rudimentary conception of American constitutionalism.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for constitutionalism
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“Constitutionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitutionalism. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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