Synonym: Constitution, Old Ironsides, composition, establishment, formation, fundamental law, makeup, organic law, organisation, organization. Similar words: constitutional, institution, institutional, constitute, construction, contribution, demonstration, conditions. Meaning: [‚kɒnstɪ'tjuːʃn] 
n. 1. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government 2. the act of forming something 3. the way in which someone or something is composed 4. United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston.
n. 1. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government 2. the act of forming something 3. the way in which someone or something is composed 4. United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston. 
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(181) The point is best illustrated by reference to specific examples under the existing United Kingdom constitution.
(182) Estrada has been charged with bribery, corruption, violating the constitution and betraying the public trust.
(183) Henry Hyde of Illinois, who are wary of any attempts to amend the Constitution.
(184) Even the provisions of the formal document, the United States Constitution, may be amended by judicial decisions and custom usage.
(185) Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
(186) It broke the international agreement of 1925 and, in its 1937 constitution, made dejure claim over Northern Ireland.
(187) Every democratic constitution is based on the limitation of power.
(188) He was close to MacDonald and trusted him to respect the constitution.
(189) Such results are not only not compelled by the Constitution, but, it seems to me, are prohibited by it.
(190) The commerce power invoked here by the Congress is a specific and plenary one authorized by the Constitution itself.
(191) The new administration was given responsibility for preparing for the forthcoming general election and drafting a new constitution.
(192) If a written constitution is contentious from its beginning, it will not command respect, and it will not be obeyed.
(193) Suppose there is not even consensus that the Constitution is fundamental law.
(194) The constitution prohibits him from staying another, so he is casting about for ways to hold on to power.
(195) Adopt a written constitution, of which the Bill of Rights will form the centrepiece.
(196) The opposition said his bid for a third consecutive term was a blatant violation of the constitution.
(197) Gqozo later issued a decree amending the homeland's constitution to allow sovereignty to be relinquished.
(198) While it is true that no major changes have been made to the constitution, this is not through want of trying.
(199) The new constitution under consideration would be discussed by the crucial party congress to be held in October next year.
(200) He centred his attention on the sovereignty of Parliament, the conventions of the constitution(sentencedict.com), and the rule of law.
(201) Each of the union republics has a constitution and state structure modelled broadly on that of the central administration.
(202) The standing committee's choice of legal experts to draw up the constitution, adopted unanimously by the assembly, was surprising.
(203) Palau's constitution bans nuclear activity unless agreed by at least 75 percent of voters.
(204) In the light of this document, conservative opposition to the constitution all but disappeared.
(205) A commission was appointed to draw up a new constitution which would be put to a referendum in mid-1990.
(206) On Dec. 5 the Congress voted by secret ballot on nine amendments to the Constitution.
(207) Prayer in schools may be against the separation of church and state that the Constitution requires.
(208) Elections should then follow for a constituent assembly which would draft a constitution.
(209) A thirteen-person steering committee was elected to draw up a draft constitution and a programme of activities.
(210) The second section of the third article of the constitution defines the extent of the judicial power of the United States.
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