con·sti·tu·tion (k n st -t  sh n, -ty-)n. 1. The act or process of composing, setting up, or establishing. 2. a. The composition or structure of something; makeup. b. The physical makeup of a person: Having a strong constitution, she had no trouble climbing the mountain. 3. a. The system of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes the nature, functions, and limits of a government or another institution. b. The document in which such a system is recorded. c. Constitution The fundamental law of the United States, framed in 1787, ratified in 1789, and variously amended since then. |
constitution [ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən]
n
1. the act of constituting or state of being constituted
2. the way in which a thing is composed; physical make-up; structure
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the fundamental political principles on which a state is governed, esp when considered as embodying the rights of the subjects of that state
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) (in certain countries, esp Australia and the US) a statute embodying such principles
5. a person's state of health
6. a person's disposition of mind; temperament
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  constitution - law determining the fundamental political principles of a governmentlaw - legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| 2. | constitution - the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" unionisation, unionization - act of forming labor unions; "the issue underlying the strike was unionization" collectivisation, collectivization - the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism communisation, communization - the organization of a nation of the basis of communism federation - the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs colonisation, colonization, settlement - the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America" | |
| 3. |  Constitution - the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen statesadvice and consent - a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making Bill of Rights - a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) Fourteenth Amendment - an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government Eighteenth Amendment - an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932 Nineteenth Amendment - an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 4. |  constitution - the way in which someone or something is composedproperty - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" structure - the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule" phenotype - what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment genetic constitution, genotype - the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism texture, grain - the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain" karyotype - the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes) | |
| 5. |  Constitution - a 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 |
constitution
noun
1. laws, code, charter, canon, body of law The king was forced to adopt a new constitution which reduced his powers.
2. state of health, build, body, make-up, frame, physique, physical condition He must have an extremely strong constitution.
3. structure, form, nature, make-up, organization, establishment, formation, composition, character, temper, temperament, disposition He ran a small research team looking into the chemical constitution of coal.
Translations
constitution [ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən] N
1. (Pol) → constitución f
2. (= health) → constitución f
CONSTITUTION
El Reino Unido no tiene una constitución escrita. La Constitución británica está compuesta por el derecho legislado en el Parlamento (statute law) y por el derecho consuetudinario (common law), además de aquellas normas y prácticas necesarias para el funcionamiento del gobierno. Las leyes constitucionales pueden ser modificadas o derogadas por el Parlamento como cualquier otra ley.
constitution
n
(Pol) → Verfassung f; (of club etc) → Satzung f
(of person) → Konstitution f, → Gesundheit f; to have a strong/weak constitution → eine starke/schwache Konstitution haben
(= setting up: of committee etc) → Einrichtung f
constitution [ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ/ən] n → costituzione f
constitution [ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ/ən] n → costituzione f
constitution [ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ/ən] n → costituzione f
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