constructionistn.
/kənˈstrʌkʃn̩ɪst/, /kənˈstrʌkʃənɪst/, U.S. /kənˈstrəkʃənəst/ 1. One who practises or advocates construction.
2. With strict, loose, or other qualification: One who puts a strict, loose, or other construction or interpretation upon a law, etc.; in U.S. chiefly used in reference to the interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution as these regard the rights of the individual states.
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society > law > jurisprudence > [noun] > interpretation of the law > one who interprets
constructionista1844
a1844 Upshur cited in Worcester.
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 July 5/1 There is very little doubt that Johnson will turn out a Democrat, that he will be a free-trader and strict constructionist.
1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 266 They were strict constructionists and rigorous observers of the Law.
3. One who follows the principles of constructionism.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > constructivism or kineticism > [noun] > persons
constructionist1924
kineticist1970
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > late 19th and 20th centuries > [noun] > constructivism or kineticism > artist
productivist1892
constructionist1924
constructivist1928
kineticist1970
1924 H. Carter New Theatre Soviet Russia 70 The æstheticist, painter, sculptor, poet or any other is dead; the constructionist takes his place.
1928 Daily Tel. 12 June 12/6 International Federation of Expressionists, Futurists, Cubists, and Constructionists.
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