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con·sti·tu·tional (-s̸hə nəl)
adjective
- of or in the constitution of a person or thing; basic; essential
- for improving a person's constitution; good for one's health
- of, in, authorized by, subject to, dependent on, dealing with, or in accordance with the constitution of a nation, state, or society constitutional rights, a constitutional monarchy
- upholding the constitution
noun
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constitutional
modif.
Based upon a constitution
representative, republican, safeguarding liberty; see democratic.In accordance with a constitution
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Modifies a noun
- monarchy: In the early 1990s Nepal was a constitutional monarchy.
Modifying Another Word
- not: My point yet again, is that this was democratic, but it was not constitutional.
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