Constitution
Word | CONSTITUTION |
Character | 12 |
Hyphenation | con sti tu tion |
Pronunciations | /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Constitution"
What do we mean by constitution?
The act or process of composing, setting up, or establishing. noun
The composition or structure of something; makeup. noun
The physical makeup of a person. noun
The system of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes the nature, functions, and limits of a government or another institution. noun
The document in which such a system is recorded. noun
The supreme law of the United States, consisting of the document ratified by the original thirteen states (1787–1790) and subsequent amendments. noun
That branch of the law which defines and interprets the scope and meaning of a constitution. noun
The act of constituting, establishing, or appointing; formation. noun
The state of being constituted, composed, made up, or established; the assemblage and union of the essential elements and characteristic parts of a system or body, especially of the human organism; the composition, make-up, or natural condition of anything: as, the physical constitution of the sun; the constitution of a sanitary system; a weak or irritable constitution. noun
A system of fundamental principles, maxims, laws, or rules embodied in written documents or established by prescriptive usage, for the government of a nation, state, society, corporation, or association: as, the Constitution of the United States; the British Constitution; the Constitution of the State of New York; the constitution of a social club, etc. noun
A particular law, ordinance, or regulation, made by the authority of any superior, civil or ecclesiastical; specifically, in Roman law, what an emperor enacted, either by decree, edict, or letter, and without the interposition of any constitutional assembly: as, the constitutions of Justinian. noun
Any system of fundamental principles of action: as, the New Testament is the moral constitution of modern society. noun
The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation. noun
The state of being; that form of being, or structure and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system or body; natural condition; structure; texture; conformation. noun
The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.. noun
The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament. noun
The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs. noun
An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline. noun
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.
A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
The general health of a person.
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