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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

헌법정부

Pronunciation / Transliteration: heonbeop jeongbu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Constitutional government/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən.əl ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"헌법정부는 법치주의를 기반으로 운영됩니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A system of government in which political authority is defined, limited, and distributed by a fundamental law or constitution.

    "A stable constitutional government protects the fundamental rights and liberties of all its citizens against arbitrary state power."
  2. 2

    Governance that operates strictly in accordance with the principles and provisions of a nation's foundational legal charter.

    "The supreme court plays a vital role in ensuring that the executive branch remains faithful to constitutional government."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term derives from the adjective 'constitutional' (from Latin 'constitutio', meaning a settled regulation or establishment) combined with 'government' (from Old French 'gouvernement', ultimately originating from Greek 'kybernân', meaning to steer or pilot). It emerged as a distinct political concept during the Enlightenment and the Atlantic Revolutions of the late 18th century, signifying a system whose powers are limited and defined by law.

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10 Global Lexicons: How "Constitutional government" is said worldwide

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🇫🇷French → English

gouvernement constitutionnel

Transliteration: goo-vair-ner-mahn kohn-sti-too-syo-nel

"Le gouvernement constitutionnel garantit la séparation des pouvoirs."

🇩🇪German → English

konstitutionelle Regierung

Transliteration: kɔnstɪtutsjoˈnɛlə ʁeˈɡɪʁʊŋ

"Eine konstitutionelle Regierung schützt die Grundrechte der Bürger."

🇮🇹Italian → English

governo costituzionale

Transliteration: ɡoˈvɛrno kosti tutsjoˈnale

"Il governo costituzionale si fonda sul rispetto delle leggi fondamentali."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

gobierno constitucional

Transliteration: ɡoˈβjeɾno konstitusjoˈnal

"El estado de derecho es esencial para un gobierno constitucional."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

governo constitucional

Transliteration: ɡoˈveɾnu kõstitusjoˈnaw

"O governo constitucional baseia-se na separação de poderes."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

संवैधानिक सरकार

Transliteration: samvaidhanik sarkar

"एक संवैधानिक सरकार देश के मौलिक कानूनों का पालन करती है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

宪政政府

Transliteration: xiànzhèng zhèngfǔ

"宪政政府致力于保护公民的基本权利。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

헌법정부

Transliteration: heonbeop jeongbu

"헌법정부는 법치주의를 기반으로 운영됩니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

立憲政府

Transliteration: rikken seifu

"立憲政府は国民の権利と自由を保障します。"

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