constitutionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən/constitution noun [ C ] (LAWS)
C1 the set of political principles by which a state or organization is governed, especially in relation to the rights of the people it governs:
Britain has no written constitution.
the Constitution of the United States
Under (= as part of) the union constitution, a new committee is elected each year.
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- Clause 4 of the constitution is thought to be the most important section.
- Until the constitution is amended, the power to appoint ministers will remain with the president.
- When he suspended the constitution and dissolved Congress, he had the imprimatur of the armed forces.
- East and West Germany united under article 23 of the Bonn constitution.
- The drafting of a new constitution cannot be a monopoly of the white minority regime .
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UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- amendment
- assemblyman
- assemblywoman
- constitutional
- enforce
- jurisprudence
- lawmaker
- legalize
- legislate
- legislative
- legitimate
- passage
- prohibition
- proscribe
- quash
- repeal
- rescind
- rider
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constitution noun [ C ] (HEALTH)
C2 the general state of someone's health:
He has a very strong constitution.
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Health in general
- attachment
- constitutional
- constitutionally
- health
- healthful
- healthy
- hygiene
- hygienic
- public health
- sanitary
- sanitation
- shape
- unclean
- welfare
- well-being
- wellness
constitution noun [ C ] (PARTS)
how something is made up of different parts:
the constitution of a chemical compound
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Comprising and consisting of
- be
- compose
- composition
- comprise
- consist in sth
- consist of sth
- constituent
- constitute
- constitutive
- form
- from
- make
- make up
- make up sth
- of