US Constitution
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3.2
- proper noun
- /juː ɛs ˌkɒnstəˈtuːʃən/
- Formal
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Constitución de los Estados Unidos
- Section 2 of the US Constitution would remove abortion from the jurisdiction of the court.
And, you know, there is no pandemic exception in the US Constitution.
- And, you know, there is no pandemic exception in the US Constitution.
- As much as someone may dislike the policy of birthright citizenship, it's in the US Constitution.
Examples
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Democrats do not believe in the US Constitution as the supreme law of the land.
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Remember, the US Constitution does not guarantee happiness.
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However, the US Constitution does not set forth any education requirements for presidents.
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There is nothing in the US Constitution that says anyone has the right not to be offended.
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Peacock, where in the US Constitution does it allow the President to pick and choose which laws to enforce?
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The recognition of popular rights is also clearly stated in this preamble to the US Constitution of 1787:
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Federal health care is not one of the enumerated powers in the US Constitution; therefore, Obamacare is illegal.
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To do so would violate the US Constitution that protects us all from unlawful seizure of our private property.
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The rights of citizens are protected by the US Constitution.
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Many amendments were added to the US Constitution to ensure the rights of all citizens.
Synonyms
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4.4
The main written rules that set how the United States government is organized and protect people's rights
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3.0
A written document that sets the rules and structure of the United States government
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3.3
The basic law of the United States that sets up the government and protects people's rights
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4.6
The highest law of the United States that sets the main rules for the national government
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5.6
A set of basic rules that explains how a country's government works and what rights people have
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the fundamental law of the United States' is directly and compositionally derived from 'US' (United States) + 'Constitution' (fundamental document). The name-like structure 'X Constitution' is cross-linguistically common and straightforward, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
US Constitution began as a written rulebook made by the country's leaders in 1787 to 'set up' a new government. They wrote the main rules about how power works and the rights of people, so today the US Constitution is the 'basic law' of the United States.