constitution
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- noun
- /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/
- I'm very interested in the new constitution that's being given to the islands.
- a new constitution
- draft a constitution
- adopt a constitution
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Examples
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The process had started to form a new constitution, becoming effective July 1971.
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The committee met regularly to draft a new constitution for the organization.
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We are writing the constitution for a single global economy.
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Six months ago, a committee was appointed to form a constitution.
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The first thing we did as a separate group was write a constitution that would ensure diversity and power sharing.
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In short, the process of constitution making can contribute to peace and stability.
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When the U.S. won independence from Britain, the first article of the new constitution gave congress the exclusive right to "coin money".
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In his first year in office, he engineered a new national constitution that significantly strengthened presidential powers.
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The leaders, at least ostensibly, sought to adopt constitutions that would advance individual liberty.
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To cope with political realities, a series of amendments to the 1947 constitution were made in 1991-93.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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The act of starting or creating something
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4.0
The act of starting an organization for the first time, like a company or school
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4.1
The act of starting something new, like a company or project
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The act of starting an organization or institution for the first time
Compounds
A written document that sets the rules and structure of the United States government
- Formal
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The basic law of the United States that sets up the government and protects people's rights
- Formal
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The highest law of the United States that sets the main rules for the national government
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A law that protects freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition
- Specialized
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All the genes a person, animal, or plant has that decide traits passed from their parents
A change to the United States Constitution made in 1920 that gives women the right to vote
A law that banned making, selling, and moving alcoholic drinks in the United States from 1920 until 1933
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
constitution = constitute (transparent) = constitute + ion
A straightforward nominalization of the verb 'constitute' meaning the act of forming or establishing; the sense is directly derived.
Etymology
Constitution comes from the Latin word constituere, made of con- 'together' and stituere 'to set up'. So it originally meant 'to set up together', which helps you remember the sense of creating or establishing a group or organisation.