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extraconstitutional

extraconstitutional adjective: beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.

Adjective

extraconstitutional (comparative more extraconstitutional, superlative most extraconstitutional)

  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.2022 January 19, Robert Alexander, “What 2020’s pro-Trump phony electors means for 2024”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022

Forms of extraconstitutional

comparativemore extraconstitutional
superlativemost extraconstitutional

Origin of extraconstitutional

From extra- + constitutional.

Words formed from extraconstitutional

Questions about extraconstitutional

What does extraconstitutional mean?
Extraconstitutional means beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.
What part of speech is extraconstitutional?
Extraconstitutional is an adjective.

Words near extraconstitutional in the dictionary

  1. extraconal
  2. extracondensed
  3. extracondylar
  4. extraconjugal
  5. extraconscious
  6. extraconstitutional
  7. extraconstitutionality
  8. extraconstitutionally
  9. extracontinental
  10. extracontractual
  11. extracontractually

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