-shənə̇st noun
( -s )
: one who construes an instrument (as the United States Constitution) in a specific way
the Soviet Union, abandoning its usual strict constructionist position, urged a broad interpretation of what constitutes “states directly concerned” — C.D.Fuller
the loose, or broad, constructionists … contended that the national government had all powers which could by any reasonable interpretation be regarded as implied in the letter of the granted powers — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray
— compare implied power