constitutional issue

collocation in English

meaningsofconstitutionalandissue

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constitutional
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌkɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/
allowed by or contained in ...
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issue
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪʃ.uː/us
/ˈɪʃ.uː/
a subject or problem that people are thinking and ...
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(Definition ofconstitutionalandissuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On the unionist side - in contrast - theconstitutionalissueis not so important in determining party support.
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Around that time, it became aconstitutionalissueas well.
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Additional lawyers cited statutes and precedents in opposition and it was the largerconstitutionalissuethat riveted their attention.
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The relevance of theconstitutionalissueto party competition is limited by at least two constraints.
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The following day debate continued on the substance of theconstitutionalissuewith more learned attacks upon the king's prerogative to imprison.
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Even if parties hold relatively marginal positions on theconstitutionalissue, their support might not be compromised.
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The identification of a prominent left-right axis distinguishing party supporters meant that theconstitutionalissuewas not really determinative of electoral outcomes.
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The subsequent debate focused mainly on theconstitutionalissueof whether the federal government had the authority to adopt legislation that would also cover provincially regulated industries.
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In contrast, the existence of prominent left-right divisions within unionist and nationalist camps will tend to reduce the salience of theconstitutionalissueas a competitive dimension.
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And it says nothing on theconstitutionalissue.
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Fortunately, on this occasion, a majorconstitutionalissuehas been settled the right way.
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Secondly, it tends to give rise to someconstitutionalissue.
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Those other disputes that have taken place over many centuries are not about theconstitutionalissueof the existence of the state.
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I think it should be used only as a matter of last resort when on aconstitutionalissue.
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It is not just aconstitutionalissuebut a fundamental one for our parliamentary democracy.
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It is of course aconstitutionalissuerather than an educational one.
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I do not know what theconstitutionalissuewill be.
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That would raise aconstitutionalissueof first-class importance.
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Theconstitutionalissueis a factor in the decision but it is not an overriding one.
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It is affecting every aspect of public policy and public life, and until thatconstitutionalissueis sorted out, nothing will go right.
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