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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(211) Congress began on March 24 its debate on the plan, whose implementation would require several amendments of the 1988 constitution.
(212) His plan to change the constitution to give more power to the president has made little headway.
(213) Voters also heavily endorsed a clause on the ballot paper calling for the convening of a constituent assembly to reform the Constitution.
(214) The motion to reject the small constitution failed by 18 votes to 63 with three abstentions.
(215) The constitution and functions of the Board, established by the Legal Aid Act 1988, are considered below.
(216) We must again remember to search for the constitution amongst the realities, and not confine ourselves to pretty normative structures.
(217) They are constructed with few weaknesses and have a sound, strong constitution.
(218) Foreign usage is not particularly concerned with the documentary character of a constitution.
(219) Ninety-seven percent of those qualified to vote did so and a new democratic constitution was adopted by unanimous vote.
(220) The assembly, charged with drawing up a new constitution, could pave the way for political pluralism.
(221) In 1812 the Cortes of Cadiz drew up a constitution which consecrated the dogma of the sovereignty of the nation.
(222) The government for its part insisted on all-party negotiations to draw up the constitution, with elections to follow.
(223) I do not regard the United Kindom constitution as set in concrete.
(224) The regimes under which nationalised industries function are by no means the only examples of vertical devolution under the United Kingdom constitution at present.
(225) And this probably explains why the balanced budget amendment to the Constitution seemed to be in trouble last week.
(226) The Treaty defined the demarcation of powers between the federation and the constituent republics as a component element of the new Constitution.
(227) Bagehot's work continued to be regarded as an authoritative work long after the Constitution had undergone fundamental change.
(228) Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. George Washington 
(229) Social, economic and political developments crushed the eighteenth-century constitution and hence the credibility of the established constitutional theory. Sentencedict.com
(230) Similarly, some justices bristled at the idea of using the Constitution to grant presidential immunity from civil suits.
(231) But the peculiar expressions of the constitution of the United States furnish additional arguments in favour of its rejection.
(232) Although the turnout was only 43 percent, 99 percent of votes cast gave backing to the Constitution.
(233) The classical idea of a constituent assembly submitting a constitution to referendum was thus to be mediated through the Landtage.
(234) With Aristide prevented by the constitution from standing again in 1996, the country was swamped by criminal and political violence.
(235) Conversely, political behaviour helps influence the contours of the Constitution.
(236) However, on May 29, 1991, the draft constitution was given its first reading by the Grand National Assembly.
(237) The adoption of the Constitution resulted from a compromise that overlooked the problem of human bondage.
(238) He asked for approval of a constitution with sweeping new presidential powers in the failed referendum last week.
(239) What I do believe is that you don't get constitutional reform because you can have a better constitution.
(240) An initiative was now expected to amend to the relevant Article 18 of the federal constitution.
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