xiàn zhèng 
		constitutional government
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiàn fǎ 
		constitution (of a country)
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			wéi fǎn xiàn fǎ 
		to violate the constitution
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			líng bā xiàn zhāng 
		Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiàn bīng duì 
		the Kempeitai or Japanese Military Police 1881-1945 (Japanese counterpart of the Gestapo during WWII)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Huáng Zūn xiàn 
		Huang Zunxian (1848-1905), Qing dynasty poet and diplomat, author of A record of Japan 日本國誌|日本国志, an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Táng Xiàn zōng 
		Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778-820), reign name of twelfth Tang emperor Li Chun 李純|李纯[Li3 Chun2] reigned 805-820
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wǔ quán xiàn fǎ 
		Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
The five courts or 院[yuan4] are 行政院[xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive yuan, 立法院[li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative yuan, 司法院[si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院[kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院[jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control yuan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiàn zhāng pài 
		the Chartist movement (in the 1840s in England)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiàn fǎ jiān hù wěi yuán huì 
		Guardian Council, body of 12 appointed clerics which govern Iran
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yī lǎng xiàn jiān huì 
		Guardian Council of the Constitution of Iran
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			àn lì xiàn zhì guó 
		to rule a country according to the constitution
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Xiàn bīng duì 
		the Kempeitai or Japanese Military Police 1881-1945 (Japanese counterpart of the Gestapo during WWII)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Xiào shèng xiàn 
		Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[Yong1 zheng4] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[Qian2 long2]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Xiàn fǎ Jiān hù Wěi yuán huì 
		Guardian Council, body of 12 appointed clerics which govern Iran