constitution
Syllables: con·sti·tu·tionUK/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n//ˌkɑn.stɪˈtu.ʃ(ə)n/
constitution noun: the act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
Noun
constitution (plural constitutions)
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- the physical constitution of the sun1876, John Herschel, Outlines of Astronomy
- Synonyms:
- configuration, form, arrangement, composition, format, makeup, structure
- The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- They have in their present Constitution a Grand Council of the Nobility, a Senato, a College of Twenty six who give Audience to Ambassadors and report their Demands to the Senate, a Council of Ten; and a Triumvirate (monthly chosen by, and out of, the Ten) of three Inquisitors of State; whose...1693, Edmund Bohun, A Geographical Dictionary
- Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter X, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans...
- A legal document describing such a formal system.
- A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
- He has a strong constitution, so he should make a quick recovery from the illness.
- Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world.1828, Joseph Story, Appeal to the Republic
- The general health of a person.
- But when once his constitution began to decline, he broke very fast, and being attacked bya complication of diseases, he at length gave way to fate, May 10, 1733.1766 May, “The Life of Mr. Barton Booth”, in The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, page 281
- Don Manuel de Casafonda the governor, whose countenance bespoke a constitution far gone in a decliner had thrown himself on a sopha in the last state of despair and given way to an effusion of tears:1792 July 18, “History of Nicholas Pedrosa”, in The Phoenix, volume 1, number 3, page 39
Proper noun capitalized: Constitution
the Constitution
- The supreme law of some countries, such as Australia, Ireland, and the United States.
- The Constitution is anchored in English liberal thought and the Magna Carta.
- The US Constitution was written in 1787.
constitution meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
constitution in Hindi
- formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions
- संविधान samvidhān, आईन āīn, राज्यांग rājyāṅg, दस्तूर dastūr, निजाम nijām, क़ानून qānūn
- general health of a person
- शरीरावस्था śarīrāvasthā
constitution in Tamil
- formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions
- அரசியலமைப்பு araciyalamaippu
constitution in Marathi
- formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions
- संविधान sauvidhān
- legal document describing such a formal system
- संविधान sauvidhān
constitution in Urdu
- formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions
- آئِین āīn, دَسْتُور dastūr, قانُونِ اَساسی qānūn-i asāsī
More languagesFewer languages
- constitution in Bengali
- সংবিধান śoṅbidhan, দস্তুর dostur, আইন ain
- constitution in Telugu
- రాజ్యాంగము rājyāṅgamu
- constitution in Malayalam
- ഭരണഘടന bharaṇaghaṭana
- constitution in Kannada
- ಸಂವಿಧಾನ saṃvidhāna
- constitution in Punjabi
- ਵਿਧਾਨ vidhān, ਸੰਵਿਧਾਨ sãvidhān, ਦਸਤੂਰ dastūr
- constitution in Gujarati
- બંધારણ bandhāraṇ
- constitution in Odia
- କାଇଦା kāidā
- constitution in Sanskrit
- संविधान saṃvidhāna
- constitution in Sinhala
- ව්යවස්ථාව wyawasthāwa
- constitution in Nepali
- संविधान sambidhān
- constitution in Pashto
- اساسي قانون asāsi qānún
- constitution in Tagalog
- saligang batas, konstitusyon
- constitution in Arabic
- تَكْوِين takwīn, دُسْتُور dustūr, نِظَام niẓām, قَانُون أَسَاسِيّ qānūn ʔasāsiyy
- constitution in Malay
- penubuhan, perlembagaan, undang-undang tubuh, undang-undang dasar
- constitution in Indonesian
- konstitusi, undang-undang dasar, resam tubuh
- constitution in Thai
- รัฐธรรมนูญ rát-tà-tam-má-nuun, สังขาร sǎng-kǎan
- constitution in Vietnamese
- hiến pháp, thể chất
- constitution in Myanmar
- ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေ hpwai.cany:pum-a.hkrehkam-u.pa.de
- Dhivehi
- ގާނޫނު އަސާސީ gānūnu asāsī
Examples of constitution in a sentence
- If the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.
- The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution.
- The fifth amendment to the United States constitution provides explicitly for the protection of private property.
Synonyms of constitution
Forms of constitution
| plural | constitutions |
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Origin of constitution
PIE word *ḱóm From Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”). Equivalent to constitute + -ion.
Words formed from constitution
Phrases with constitution
Words that rhyme with constitution
- distribution
- resolution
- institution
- evolution
- involution
- ablution
- revolution
- convolution
- execution
- solution
- absolution
- devolution
26 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- dilution
- pollution
- restitution
- attribution
- circumlocution
- contribution
- destitution
- dissolution
- prosecution
- substitution
- diminution
- lilliputian
- prostitution
- Lucian
- robot revolution
- Rosicrucian
- Aleutian
- Confucian
- coresolution
- coupvolution
- Eeveelution
- elution
- nocturnal pollution
- persecution
- retribution
- robolution
Questions about constitution
- What does constitution mean?
- Constitution means the act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- What is constitution in Hindi?
- Constitution in Hindi is संविधान (samvidhān), आईन (āīn), राज्यांग (rājyāṅg). See Constitution meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is constitution?
- Constitution can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce constitution?
- Constitution is pronounced /ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of constitution?
- The plural of constitution is constitutions.
Words near constitution in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: constitution (page history and authors); Constitution (page history and authors); ਦਸਤੂਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); କାଇଦା (Odia) (page history and authors); संविधान (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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