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constructionist

[ kuhn-struhk-shuh-nist ]

noun

  1. a person who construes or interprets, especially laws or the like, in a specific manner:

    a strict constructionist.



constructionist

/ kənˈstrʌkʃənɪst /

noun

  1. a person who interprets constitutional law in a certain way, esp strictly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • con·struction·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.

There is a Unionist, there is a strict constructionist for you!

Over thirty years before, he had in Congress been a strict constructionist and an anti-federalist.

Mr. Crawford, a most inveterate States-rights man and strict constructionist of the Constitution, had uniformly supported it.

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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