constitution meaning
EN[ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən]US
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- A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is.
- Constitutions concern different levels of organizations, from sovereign states to companies and unincorporated associations.
- The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world, containing 444 articles in 22 parts, 12 schedules and 118 amendments, with 117,369 words in its English-language translation,
FR constitution
- NounPLconstitutionsPREcon-SUF-tion
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- A legal document describing such a formal system.
- The general health of a person.
- A person's physique or temperament.
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Canada moved to patriate its constitution from the United Kingdom in 1982.
- The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war; but does that include the power to undeclare it?
- Though the Constitution grants Iraq’s only elected body wide powers to pass laws and investigate, sectarian divisions and the need for a twothirds majority in some cases have often led to deadlock.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- the same food does not agree with every constitution.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of constitution in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary