constitutional options

collocation in English

meaningsofconstitutionalandoption

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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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option
noun
uk
/ˈɒp.ʃən/us
/ˈɑːp.ʃən/
one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make ...
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(Definition ofconstitutionalandoptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The removal or substantial limitation of the filibuster is called theconstitutionaloptionby proponents, and the nuclear option by opponents.
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The alternative termconstitutionaloptionthus avoiding the need for the nuclear option.
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Second, in a world of constitutional options, questions of standing loom large.
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To deny this choice would be to say that constitutional options exist only at the time of the first legislative choice (in the entire history of the constitutional regime!).
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That option, therefore, should be on the ballot paper, along with all the other constitutional options.
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It is not an oversized market research project, canvassing a range of constitutional options.
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We considered a wide range of constitutional options in depth and decided that three in particular should be rejected.
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I believe that it should be possible to define constitutional options which would be put to the voters.
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These constitutional options were then submitted to the people in two referenda in 1948.
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This reviewed devolution and considered all constitutional options apart from independence.
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