extraconstitutional
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- adjective
- /ˌɛkstrəˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənl/
- Formal
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extraconstitucional
- In May 1991, the government suspended the provisions that extended unconstrained presidential power and created extraconstitutional institutions to perform emergency functions (Lu and Hung 1999).
- extraconstitutional power
Examples
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(n233) Javits explained that the Johnson resolution sought "to give the Senate an extraconstitutional power" to bind all future Senates to the current rules, and thus should be rejected by a Senate bound "to obey the Constitution." (n234)
Academic text (2004) -
The tendency for democratic government to believe it has absolute sovereignty (that is, power) can result in the centralization of authority, often by extraconstitutional means and with grim results.
Academic text (1997) -
This extraconstitutional "check and balance" is not new.
Academic text (1992) -
Romney is not going to condemn Obama for this extraconstitutional action.
Blog text (23) -
The Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 was the political response to the perception that extraconstitutional politics were gaining momentum.
Academic text (1996) -
A divided Congress might be unable to muster a consensus, leaving the headless nation ripe for extraconstitutional solutions.
Academic text (1999) -
Yet another example of the Court applying extraconstitutional rules to the states was discussed during oral argument in Dickerson, but did not find its way into the Court's opinion.
Academic text (2001) -
In the part that both Roberts and Obama got right, the president swears to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States," and then adds the extraconstitutional "So help me God" that has become part of the ritual.
Blog text (3) -
The EU has not suggested that the NSC be abolished, but only that it be transformed into an informal and extraconstitutional consultative body with a civilian majority.
Academic text (2000) -
In times of crisis, leaders might resort to extraconstitutional actions to maintain stability, even if they are not legally permitted.
Synonyms
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Not regulated or approved by law
Not allowed or not set by a country's basic law
That goes against the country's constitution or rules for government
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
extraconstitutional = constitutional (transparent) = extra + constitution + al
Formed by the productive prefix 'extra-' (outside/beyond) attached to the adjective 'constitutional'; the meaning 'outside or beyond the constitution' is predictable.
Etymology
Extraconstitutional comes from extra- meaning 'outside' and constitution meaning the 'rules' that 'set up' a government, so an extraconstitutional action is one that is 'outside' or not allowed by those rules.