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constructionist
[ kuhn-struhk-shuh-nist ]
noun
- a person who construes or interprets, especially laws or the like, in a specific manner:
a strict constructionist.
constructionist
/ kənˈstrʌkʃənɪst /
noun
- a person who interprets constitutional law in a certain way, esp strictly
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Other Words From
- con·struction·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of constructionist1
First recorded in 1835–45; construction + -ist
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Example Sentences
Even a liberal constructionist might have hesitated as to its constitutionality.
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There is a Unionist, there is a strict constructionist for you!
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Over thirty years before, he had in Congress been a strict constructionist and an anti-federalist.
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Mr. Crawford, a most inveterate States-rights man and strict constructionist of the Constitution, had uniformly supported it.
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Besides, I am a strict constructionist, and the order says no person is allowed here except those connected with the Department.
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