framer
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈfreɪmər/
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redactor
- In 1787, the framers proposed a revolutionary plan that would shape the future of the nation.
- framers of the Constitution
- framers' political thought
- framers' political ideas
Tell us, framers, do you think that nowadays that goes under the rubric of what would Madison do?
- Tell us, framers, do you think that nowadays that goes under the rubric of what would Madison do?
- And I think that our framers, by putting this in the Bill of Rights, really believed that before someone's individual rights, their privacy is violated.
- So but the framers did a fantastic job.
- And that is that when the framers were making their decisions.
- And I think this is one reason why the United States have these brilliant framers.
- But the real application of just review as, as I think the framers are on Madison as well, would not be against Congress.
Examples
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Much of the dispute regarding the interpretation of the framers' political ideas begins here.
Academic text (1991) -
The framers of the Constitution aimed to create a balanced government that protects individual rights.
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So but the framers did a fantastic job.
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If you go back to the framer, the framers say we the people.
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But for most aspects of our government, the framers said very little.
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Following World War I he became one of the leaders of the Weimar Republic and was one of the framers of its democratic constitution.
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The intentions of the constitution framers, as set out in Article 14 (3), were reasonably clear:
Academic text (1995) -
The Constitution's framers debated the relative powers of the federal and the state governments.
Academic text (1992) -
Strong textual and historical evidence exists that the framers intended all three branches to participate in the process of criminal prosecutions.
Academic text (2017) -
During the convention, the framers carefully discussed how to structure the new legislative system.
Synonyms
244
3.2
A person who votes on laws in national or local government
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5.5
A person who makes laws as a member of a government group
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3.5
A person who makes rules for a government or organization
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3.5
A person who writes the first version of a document or plan
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8.3
A person, often a ruler, who creates laws for a country or group
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Framer comes from the verb frame, which also means 'to form or shape' an idea, so the 'framers' of a law or constitution are people who 'shaped' the rules and structure of a new government, much like building the frame of a house.