constitutionalism

English

Etymology

From constitutional +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlɪzəm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlɪzəm/

Noun

constitutionalism (countable and uncountable, plural constitutionalisms)

1. A constitutional system of governance.
2. Adherence to constitutional principles.
3. Philosophical belief in government under a written constitution.

Derived terms

• constitutionalist

Translations

belief in government under a written constitution

Catalan: constitucionalisme m Chinese: Mandarin: 憲政 / 宪政 (zh) (xiànzhèng), 憲政主義 / 宪政主义 (xiànzhèngzhǔyì) Dutch: constitutionalisme Finnish: konstitutionalismi French: constitutionnalisme (fr) Galician: constitucionalismo m German: Konstitutionalismus m Indonesian: konstitusionalisme (id) Italian: costituzionalismo (it) Malay: faham perlembagaan, konstitusionalisme Persian: مشروطیت (fa) (mašrutiyyat), مشروطه‌گرایی (mašrute-garâyi), مشروطه‌طلبی (mašrute-talabi), مشروطه‌خواهی (mašrute-xâhi) Polish: konstytucjonalizm m Portuguese: constitucionalismo (pt) m Spanish: constitucionalismo (es) Turkish: anayasacılık (tr)