extraconstitutional
adjEtymology From extra- + constitutional.
1
Beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.
- It has become clear that then-President Donald Trump wanted then-Vice President Mike Pence to use extraconstitutional powers to manipulate the tabulation of electoral votes to secure a second term despite his defeat in the election.2022 January 19, Robert Alexander, “What 2020’s pro-Trump phony electors means for 2024”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022:
- Derived terms
- extraconstitutionally