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- Dictionaryconstitution/ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn/
noun
- 1. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed: "Britain lacks a codified constitution" Similar
- 2. the composition of something: "the genetic constitution of a species" Similar
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the set of political principles by which a place or organization is governed, or the written document that records it: The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States are called the Bill of Rights. [ C ] US history, politics & government.
1. a. : the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it. b. : a written instrument embodying the rules of a political or social organization. 2. a.
noun. the act of constituting or state of being constituted. the way in which a thing is composed; physical make-up; structure. the fundamental political principles on which a state is governed, esp when considered as embodying the rights of the subjects of that state.
A constitution is the rule book for a state. It sets out the fundamental principles by which the state is governed. It describes the main institutions of the state, and defines the relationship between these institutions (for example, between the executive, legislature and judiciary).
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed. [1]
3 days ago · Constitution, the body of doctrines and practices that form the organizing principle of a state. In some cases the constitution is a specific written document, while in others it is a collection of documents, statutes, and traditional practices that are generally accepted as governing political matters.
Constitutional law, the body of rules, doctrines, and practices that govern the operation of political communities. In modern times the most important political community has been the state. Modern constitutional law is the offspring of nationalism as well as of the idea that the state must protect.
noun. /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn/ /ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃn/ [countable] the system of laws and basic principles that a state, a country or an organization is governed by. your right to vote under the constitution. According to the constitution… to propose a new amendment to the Constitution. the South African Constitution.
CONSTITUTION meaning: 1 : the system of beliefs and laws by which a country, state, or organization is governed; 2 : a document that describes this system.
The constitution is the laws of a country or organization. The government has to write a new constitution this year. American English : constitution / kɒnstɪˈtuʃən /
