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   constitution

   /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 chartersocial codecanonbody of lawsystem of laws/rulesbill of rightslawsrulesregulationsfundamental principlesinformal:regs
   • ▪ the basic written set of principles and precedents of federal government in the US, which came into operation in 1789 and has since been modified by twenty-six amendments.
   • ▪ a decree, ordinance, or law. historical Similar chartersocial codecanonbody of lawsystem of laws/rulesbill of rightslawsrulesregulationsfundamental principlesinformal:regs
   • 2. the composition of something: "the genetic constitution of a species" Similar compositionmake-upstructureorganizationconstructionarrangementconfigurationframeworkformformationanatomyshapedesigninformal:set-up
   • ▪ the action of forming or establishing something: "the constitution of a police authority"
   • 3. a person's physical state as regards vitality, health, and strength: "pregnancy had weakened her constitution" Similar healthphysiquestate of healthphysical conditionphysical strengthshapefettle
   • ▪ a person's character: "the individual's constitution is commonly described as his nature"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a law, or a body of laws or customs): from Latin constitutio(n-), from constituere ‘establish, appoint’ (see constitute).

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   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]

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   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.

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