Constitutional means relating to the constitution of a particular country or organization.
...efforts to resolve the country's constitutional crisis.
We have a constitutional right to demonstrate.
A Romanian judge has asked for a Constitutional Court ruling on the law.
Synonyms: legitimate, official, legal, chartered More Synonyms of constitutional
constitutionallyadverb
...a nationwide conspiracy to deprive women of their constitutionally protected rights.
More Synonyms of constitutional
constitutional in British English
(ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl)
adjective
1.
denoting, characteristic of, or relating to a constitution
2.
authorized by or subject to a constitution
3.
of or inherent in the physical make-up or basic nature of a person or thing
a constitutional weakness
4.
beneficial to one's general physical wellbeing
noun
5.
a regular walk taken for the benefit of one's health
Derived forms
constitutionally (ˌconstiˈtutionally)
adverb
constitutional in American English
(ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl; ˌkɑnstəˈtjuʃənəl)
adjective
1.
of or in the constitution of a person or thing; basic; essential
2.
for improving a person's constitution; good for one's health
3.
of, in, authorized by, subject to, dependent on, dealing with, or in accordance with the constitution of a nation, state, or society
constitutional rights, a constitutional monarchy
4.
upholding the constitution
noun
5.
a walk or other exercise taken for one's health
Examples of 'constitutional' in a sentence
constitutional
The affair became a national scandal and a constitutional crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Yesterday the constitutional court threw out the second report.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The second point is that constitutional reforms impact on each other.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This raises a matter of constitutional importance.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The square is a focal point for the protesters calling for full democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The subject was democracy and constitutional law.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They are a central part of the present constitutional crisis.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
It was not that constitutional change was impossible.
Roper, Jon Democracy and its Critics - Anglo-American democratic thought in the nineteenth century (1989)
There is no constitutional right not to be offended.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Individuals who have carried their complaints to the constitutional court will be disappointed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But this is an age and time when there is not constitutional monarchy.
Christianity Today (2000)
The government is trying to change the law via the constitutional reform bill.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It would cause a constitutional crisis if she refused.
The Sun (2013)
It could prove a terrible advertisement for this constitutional change.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The challenge raised complex issues of constitutional law.
Divine, Robert A. (editor) & Breen, T. H & Frederickson, George M & Williams, R. Hal America Past and Present (1995)
He has talked big on some rather small changes of a constitutional nature.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Its constitutional court could be used to challenge any further cash being set aside for rescuing other countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In a constitutional monarchy the only real powers wielded by members of the royal family are through personification or example.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
For the first time since the suffragettes, constitutional reform has become a popular issue.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Avoiding the promotion of political and constitutional reform on the basis of short-term expediency is imperative.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I refuse to see the proliferation of minor parties as a constitutional crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Our cases usually come from the Court of Appeal and are of constitutional or general importance.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
That, as they say, is your constitutional right.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The inscription on the stone, shown below, notes the political and constitutional importance of the case.
Divine, Robert A. (editor) & Breen, T. H & Frederickson, George M & Williams, R. Hal America Past and Present (1995)
Indeed, by reporting such matters the press fulfils its important watchdog role, ensuring the public has the information it has a constitutional right to receive.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
constitutional
British English: constitutional ADJECTIVE
Constitutional means relating to the constitution of a particular country or organization.
The issue is one of constitutional and civil rights.
American English: constitutional
Brazilian Portuguese: constitucional
Chinese: 有关宪法的
European Spanish: constitucional
French: constitutionnel
German: verfassungsmäßig
Italian: costituzionale
Japanese: 憲法の
Korean: 헌법의
European Portuguese: constitucional
Latin American Spanish: constitucional
All related terms of 'constitutional'
constitutional monarch
the sovereign in a constitutional monarchy
constitutional strike
a stoppage of work by the workforce of an organization, with the approval of the trade union concerned, in accordance with the dispute procedure laid down in a collective agreement between the parties
constitutional democracy
A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
constitutional monarchy
a monarchy governed according to a constitution that limits and defines the powers of the sovereign
constitutional psychology
a school of thought postulating that the personality of an individual is dependent on the type of his or her physique ( somatotype )
constitutional settlement
A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument .
limited monarchy
a monarchy governed according to a constitution that limits and defines the powers of the sovereign
Chinese translation of 'constitutional'
constitutional
(kɔnstɪˈtjuːʃənl)
adj
[right, crisis, reform]宪(憲)法的 (xiànfǎ de)
(adjective)
Definition
authorized by or in accordance with the Constitution of a nation
We have a constitutional right to demonstrate.
Synonyms
legitimate
They have demanded the restoration of the legitimate government.
official
An official announcement is expected later today.
legal
What I did was perfectly legal.
chartered
statutory
vested
(noun)
Definition
a regular walk taken for the good of one's health
I met him as he was taking his daily constitutional.
Synonyms
walk
He often took long walks in the hills.
stroll
After dinner, I took a stroll around the city.
turn
I think I'll just go up and take a turn round the deck.
airing
(adjective)
Definition
inherent in the nature of a person or thing
Synonyms
inherent
the dangers inherent in an outbreak of war
organic
The history of Russia is an organic part of European history.
intrinsic
Diamonds have little intrinsic value.
congenital
She has a congenital disease.
inborn
It is clear that the ability to smile is inborn.
immanent
hierarchy as the immanent principle of Western society
Additional synonyms
in the sense of congenital
Definition
(of an abnormal condition) existing at birth but not inherited
She has a congenital disease.
Synonyms
inborn,
innate,
inherent,
hereditary,
natural,
constitutional,
inherited,
inbred,
hard-wired
in the sense of immanent
Definition
present within and throughout something
hierarchy as the immanent principle of Western society