Definition of "consequentialist" []

• A person who adheres to the philosophy of consequentialism. (noun)
• Of or relating to consequentialism or its adherents. (adjective)

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• "I've heard Stevens described as a consequentialist, meaning he believes in putting himself between the people and the Constitution, which seems wrong, IMO."
• "That's what we in the business call a consequentialist argument, Mary, and I think it's a good one."
• "This writing warns that it uses the very intellectual tools it criticizes, namely consequentialist arguments rather than arguments about truth or falsity."