constitutive

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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

Board era, they ask, why and how do race and racism continue to play a constitutive role in America?

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2021

Nevertheless, we cannot find the constitutive principle of the Church in the sacraments alone.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.