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noun laws/rules of a country ADJ. federal, state | codified, written Britain does not have a written constitution. | unwritten | draft, proposed | interim VERB + CONSTITUTION draft, draw up, prepare plans to draft a new constitution | have | adopt, approve, enact, promulgate, ratify The new constitution will be adopted next year. | amend Parliament will vote to amend the constitution. | contravene, violate The president's actions violate the constitution. | suspend The constitution was suspended and the army was placed in full control. | be enshrined in These principles are enshrined in the country's constitution. CONSTITUTION + VERB forbid sth, guarantee sth, stipulate sth The constitution stipulated that a general election must be held within 120 days. PREP. according to/under a/the ~ Under the constitution, an election must be called every five years. | in a/the ~ These rights are established in the federal constitution. PHRASES an amendment to a constitution, a clause in a constitution, the principles of a constitution, the provisions/terms of a constitution ability of the body to stay healthy ADJ. good, strong | weak VERB + CONSTITUTION have The child had a weak constitution and was always ill.
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constitution
adjectives
the American/Russian etc constitution
• the 1993 Russian constitution
a written constitution
• A written consitution forms the fundamental law of the nation.
an unwritten constitution
(= a constitution that is not formally written down as a separate document )
• Britain's unwritten constitution allows for flexibility when circumstances change.
a draft constitution
(= one that is not yet in its final form )
• By 1908 China had a draft constitution.
a state constitution
• There was an amendment to Arizona’s state constitution.
a federal constitution
(= relating to a central government, not a state )
• Canada was granted a federal constitution in 1867.
a democratic constitution
• Andorra voted in favour of a new democratic constitution.
verbs
draw up/draft a constitution
(= write one )
• The American constitution was drafted in 1787.
adopt/approve a constitution
(= agree one and start to use it )
• In 1984, the South African government adopted a new constitution.
amend/change the constitution
(= make changes to it )
• Congress amended the constitution more than 300 times during 1992.
violate the constitution
(= do something that is against it )
• Such discrimination violates the constitution.
suspend the constitution
(= stop it from continuing, usually for a short time )
• The army suspended the constitution and formed a military government.
a constitution requires something
• The U.S. Constitution requires that a census be done every ten years.
a constitution provides for something
(= it says something must be done )
• Singapore's constitution provides for an elected president as head of state.
a constitution allows something
• The Constitution allows police to seize property used in a crime.
a constitution forbids/prohibits something
• Colombia's constitution forbids extradition.
a constitution guarantees something
(= says it must happen or exist )
• Hungary's constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
phrases
an amendment to the constitution
(= a change )
• the First Amendment to the American Constitution
the principles of the constitution
(= the ideas and aims that it is based on )
• the guiding legal principles of the constitution
a clause/provision in the constitution
(= a rule or condition in it )
• The provision in the European constitution that limited women's roles in the military was found to be discriminatory.
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