constitutive
Example Sentences
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But the statute is equally important at the local level, where most Section 2 litigation plays out and where its constitutive value is more apparent.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025
"We shall always support anything that all three constitutive peoples agree upon," Vucic said, referring to Bosnia's Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats and Muslim Bosniaks.
From Reuters • Apr. 15, 2023
In their view, logic is a constitutive norm of reasoning—that is, logic constitutes what reasoning is.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
It is constitutive of being human, just as are creativity, courage, ambition, attachment and love.
From The Guardian • May 7, 2020
No matter how the constitutive properties of the class are indicated, by one word or in combination, that word or combination is a general name.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
