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extraconstitutional

adj

Etymology

From extra- + constitutional.

  1. derived from *steh₂-✻ — “to stand (up)”
  2. derived from cōnstitūtiō
  3. derived from constitucion
  4. inherited from constitucioun
  5. prefixed as extraconstitutional — “extra- + constitutional”

Definitions

  1. Beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.

    • It has become clear that then-President Donald Trump wanted then-Vice President Mike Pence to use extraconstitutional powers to manipulate the tabulation of electoral votes to secure a second term despite his defeat in the election.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for extraconstitutional. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA