立りっ憲けん

noun

constitutionalism

Refers to the principle or system of government based on a constitution. Often used in compound terms like 立憲主義 (constitutionalism) or 立憲君主制 (constitutional monarchy).

• 立りっ憲けん主しゅ義ぎは近きん代だい国こっ家かの基き本ほん原げん則そくの一ひとつだ。

  Constitutionalism is one of the fundamental principles of modern states.

noun

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

Abbreviation of 立憲民主党 (Rikken Minshutō), a major Japanese political party. Used in news and political discourse.

See also: 立憲民主党

• 立りっ憲けんは次つぎの選せん挙きょで政せい権けん交こう代たいを目め指ざしている。

  The Constitutional Democratic Party is aiming for a change of government in the next election.