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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Constitutionalism

/(kŏn`stĭ*tū"shŭn*al*ĭz'm)/ · Con·sti·tu·tion·al·ism · IPA /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlɪzəm/
01 n. The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or constitutional government.
  1. 1.
    The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or constitutional government.