constitutionist en · NOUN
Etymology
From constitution + -ist.
Meanings
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One who adheres to the constitution of the country.
nothing can be more reasonable than to admit the nominal division of constitutionists and anti - constitutionists , or of a court and a countryparty
c. 1733, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, A Dissertation on Parties:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| constitutionists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |