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
• Turkish: anayasacılık (tr)