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constitutional meeting

constitutional meeting

6.6
A formal meeting to create or change a constitution
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl ˈmiːtɪŋ/
  • Formal
translation icon : asamblea constitutiva
  • During the constitutional meeting, members debated the proposed changes to the governance structure.

Examples

  • The organization scheduled a constitutional meeting to finalize the amendments to their charter.

  • The committee announced that the next constitutional meeting would focus on drafting a new set of rules.

  • Takes note of the intention of the Governing Council to hold a constitutional meeting.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

Constitutional Convention
vsconstitutional meeting
  • Formal
3 6.1

A formal meeting of delegates to write or change a country's main law

is more general, covering any formal gathering to discuss, create, or amend a constitution

How Official

general assembly
  • Formal
4 4.9
constitutional meeting
  • Formal
6.6
nonconference
  • Informal
7.2

Surface Forms

constitutional meeting singular
constitutional meetings plural

Morphology

constitutional + meeting

The meaning 'a meeting about the constitution' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'constitutional' (relating to a constitution) with 'meeting' (a planned gathering). This adjective + noun composition is a standard, compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Constitutional meeting comes from gatherings where people write or change a constitution, the basic rules of a group. Imagine a small group around a table making the rules, so the phrase now means a formal meeting 'to create or amend a constitution'.