constitutionalist

noun

con·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al·​ist ¦kän(t)-stə-¦t(y)ü-sh(ə-)nə-list 

plural -s

1

: one who studies or writes on constitutionalism

2

: an adherent or advocate of constitutionalism or of some particular constitution

specifically, usually capitalized : an advocate of the U.S. Constitution about the time of its adoption

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