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Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

5.9
A change to the United States Constitution made in 1920 that gives women the right to vote
  • noun
  • /naɪnˈtiːnθ əˈmɛndmənt tə ðə juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kənˈstɪtjuːʃən/
  • US
translation icon : Decimonovena Enmienda a la Constitución de los Estados Unidos
  • Ratified in 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution finally granted women the right to vote nationwide.

Examples

  • The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution marked a significant milestone in the American women's rights movement.

  • Many women fought for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

  • Many historians credit the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution with transforming the political landscape of the country.

  • The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1920.

  • Ratified in 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that women can vote in elections.

  • The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is celebrated for ensuring voting rights for all women across the nation.

  • Many activists campaigned tirelessly for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to secure equal voting rights.

Synonyms

Nineteenth Amendment
vsNineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
  • US
1 4.9

A change to the U.S. Constitution from 1920 that gives women the right to vote

protects voting rights against denial based on sex for any person

Surface Forms

Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution singular
Nineteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution plural

Morphology

nineteenth + amendment + to + the + united + state + Constitution

The phrase is compositionally transparent in that a learner who knows 'nineteenth', 'amendment', 'United States' and 'Constitution' can infer it refers to the 19th formal change to the U.S. Constitution. However, the specific legal content of that amendment (that it guarantees voting rights regardless of sex) is factual knowledge not predictable from the constituents, so full understanding of its meaning requires world/encyclopedic knowledge.

Etymology

Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution comes from a long campaign by women for the 'right to vote'. An amendment is a change to the Constitution, and this change, made in 1920, said no one can be denied the 'right to vote' because of 'sex', which is why the name refers to the rule that gave women the vote.