constitutionalismn.
/kɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlɪz(ə)m/ 1. A constitutional system of government.
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society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [noun] > constitutional system
limited government1598
constitutionalism1832
1832 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 48 276 We all know what constitutionalism has substituted for this admirable organization.
1883 Cent. Mag. 27 69 The house of Guelph had no more natural love for constitutionalism than any other reigning house.
2. Adherence to constitutional principles.
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society > law > rule of law > [noun] > adherence to constitutional principles
constitutionality1787
constitutionalism1871
society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [noun] > constitutionalism
constitutionalism1871
1871 Daily Tel. 2 Nov. They persuaded the King that Constitutionalism was his natural rôle.
1889 Times 19 Feb. 9/2 The frigid and negative constitutionalism of M. Carnot.
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