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"AMENDMENTS" is a plural of: amendment. |
Date "AMENDMENTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1678. (references) |
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Law | A proposal of a Member of Congress to alter the text of a bill or another amendment. An amendment usually is voted on in the same manner as a bill. (Types of ). (references) |
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US Constitution | 1791 | The amendments were subsequently ratified by the legislatures of Massachusetts, March 2, 1939; Georgia, March 18, 1939; and Connecticut, April 19, 1939. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Amendments to this Covenant will take effect when ratified by the Members of the League whose representatives compose the Council and by a majority of the Members of the League whose Representatives compose the Assembly. (reference) |
Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 | Their opponents, just as certainly, were antagonistic to both the letter and the spirit of the Amendments and wished them to have the most limited effect. (reference) |
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Health | Consumers also have the right to review and copy their own medical records and request amendments to their records. (references) | |
A variety of other approaches to assisted living, including statutory changes, demonstration projects, and rule amendments, have been tried in other States with varying degrees of success. (references) | ||
Business | The expanded rights to a lawyer provided for in the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law are designed to improve this situation. (references) | |
It is recommended that foreign firms interested in the privacy content market be aware of the legal amendments and initiatives that are currently being developed. (references) | ||
Excellent contacts with political figures continue to be very useful, as their influence can extend to speeding up licensing procedures, passing special laws/and amendments and intervening supportively for grants and low cost financing. (references) | ||
Children | Slovak Republic | UNICEF, several NGO's, and other institutions dealing with children's issues have called for amendments to the law on families, particularly regarding relations between parents and children. (references) |
Lebanon | During 2000 Parliament passed amendments to the law on persons with disabilities which stipulate that at least 3 percent of all government and private sector positions should be filled by persons with disabilities, provided that such persons fulfill the qualifications of the position. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Armenia | At year's end, amendments had been passed by the Parliament and signed by the President. (references) |
Discrimination | Zambia | A legal challenge to these amendments in 1996 was unsuccessful. (references) |
Economic History | Yemen | The fee for amendments is 3,000 rials. (references) |
Bahrain | Other amendments deal with offshore companies. (references) | |
Human Rights | Ukraine | The July amendments also introduced a new appeals process to the court system. (references) |
Malaysia | The president of the Bar Association stated that the amendments imposed too many restrictions on appeals. (references) | |
Croatia | In March pursuant to constitutional amendments, the Constitutional Court was expanded from 11 to 13 justices. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Australia | In July 1998, after a compromise with its opponents, the Government was able to pass amendments to the Native Title Act. (references) |
Malaysia | In May 2000, the Sarawak state assembly passed amendments to the state land code that the state government stated would increase the rights of indigenous people to exert control over their traditional lands. (references) | |
Minorities | Bulgaria | Early in the year, Parliament passed amendments to the Civil Registration Act, simplifying the name-restoring procedure. (references) |
Political Economy | CZECH REPUBLIC | Two recent legislative amendments expanded the tools for enforcement of IPR. (references) |
INDONESIA | In July 2001, Parliament passed amendments to existing laws on patent and trademarks. (references) | |
BULGARIA | The Bulgarian government has also proposed amendments strengthening protection for pharmaceutical tests. (references) | |
Political Rights | Mongolia | In July, following his reelection, the President signed the amendments. (references) |
Georgia | In addition there was inadequate time to implement some of the election law amendments properly. (references) | |
Guyana | The December 2000 constitutional amendments also required that one-third of the parliamentary candidates be female. (references) | |
Trade | Egypt | Any amendments can be done on a sticker. (references) |
Azerbaijan | This agreement and subsequent amendments have not been implemented. (references) | |
Burma | The Trade Policy Council oversees amendments to the list of prohibited imports. (references) | |
Travel | Nicaragua | The National Assembly approved in March 2001 amendments to Law 210, the legislation authorizing the privatization of ENITEL. (references) |
Women | Lithuania | The ombudsman submitted amendments to the Labor Code and, together with women's organizations, launched a public awareness campaign late in the year. (references) |
Croatia | In 2000 the Government revoked 1997 Penal Code amendments that removed domestic violence from the categories of crimes to be prosecuted automatically by the state attorney. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Lithuania | Nevertheless the amendments came into effect in March. (references) |
Georgia | The old Soviet labor code, with some amendments, still is in effect. (references) | |
Swaziland | A subsequent review by the ILO's Committee of Experts (COE) criticized the amendments. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | We have a guide to this alteration in several of the amendments which the different conventions have proposed. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | The operation of our laws on the various subjects to which they apply, with the amendments which they occasionally require, imposes annually an important duty on the representatives of a free people. |
William H. Taft | 1909-1913 | I believe that the amendments to be proposed are just as necessary in the protection of legitimate business as in the clinching of the reforms which properly bear the name of my predecessor. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | In order that we make greater use of domestic coal resources, I am submitting amendments to the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act which will greatly increase the number of power plants that can be promptly converted to coal. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | This proposal is embodied in two bills, The Work and Training Opportunities Act and The Social Welfare Reform Amendments Act. |
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| "AMENDMENTS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 97.76% of the time. "AMENDMENTS" is used about 982 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 97.76% | 960 | 7,583 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.24% | 22 | 74,468 |
| Total | 100.00% | 982 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "AMENDMENTS": bio-amendments, sub-amendments. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "AMENDMENTS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | traktataendringerne ratificeres (to ratify the amendments to the treaties), Statut for Europaraadet med aendringer og tekster af statutmaessig karakter vedtaget i maj og august 1951 (Statute of the Council of Europe incorporating Amendments and Texts of a Statutory Character adopted in May and August 1951), oversætte,trykke,omdele ændringsforlslag (print and distribute amendments, translate), fremsætte ændringsforslag for Parlamentet (to submit amendments to Parliament), Europa-Parlamentet fremsætter ændringsforslag til den fælles holdning (the European Parliament proposes amendments to the common position), ændringsforslag (amendment, proposed modification, tabling amendments), ændringer ved tillægs-eller ændringsbudgetter (amendments introduced by means of supplementary or amending budgets), ændringer i bevillinger ved overførsler (amendments to appropriations introduced by means of transfer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | aan het Parlement wijzigingsvoorstellen voorleggen (to submit amendments to Parliament), wijzigingsvoorstellen vertalen,vermenigvuldigen,ronddelen (print and distribute amendments, translate), wijzigingen in de kredieten als gevolg van overschrijvingen (amendments to appropriations introduced by means of transfer), wijzigingen als gevolg van aanvullende of gewijzigde begrotingen (amendments introduced by means of supplementary or amending budgets), Statuut van de Raad van Europa met inbegrip van wijzigingen en bepalingen van statutaire aard zoals aangenomen in mei en augustus 1951 (Statute of the Council of Europe incorporating Amendments and Texts of a Statutory Character adopted in May and August 1951), indiening van amendementen (tabling amendments), het Europees Parlement stelt amendementen op het gemeenschappelijk standpunt voor (the European Parliament proposes amendments to the common position), de amendementen op de Verdragen ratificeren (to ratify the amendments to the treaties). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Euroopan parlamentti tekee ehdotuksia tarkistuksiksi yhteiseen kantaan (the European Parliament proposes amendments to the common position). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | traduire,imprimer,distribuer des amendements (print and distribute amendments), Statut du Conseil de l'Europe avec amendements et textes de caractère statutaire adoptés en mai et en août 1951 (Statute of the Council of Europe incorporating Amendments and Texts of a Statutory Character adopted in May and August 1951), soumettre des amendements au Parlement (to submit amendments to Parliament), ratifier les amendements aux Traités (to ratify the amendments to the treaties), modifications intervenues par voie de budgets supplémentaires ou rectificatifs (amendments introduced by means of supplementary or amending budgets), modifications des crédits intervenues par virements (amendments to appropriations introduced by means of transfer), le Parlement européen propose des amendements la position commune (the European Parliament proposes amendments to the common position), dépôt d'amendements (tabling amendments). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Satzung des Europarats mit Aenderungen sowie mit den im Mai und August 1951 angenommenen Bestimmungen mit Satzungscharakter (Statute of the Council of Europe incorporating Amendments and Texts of a Statutory Character adopted in May and August 1951), Ratifizierung der Änderungen der Verträge (to ratify the amendments to the treaties), Einreichung von Änderungsanträgen (tabling amendments), das Europäische Parlament schlägt Abänderungen an dem gemeinsamen Standpunkt vor (the European Parliament proposes amendments to the common position), Änderungsanträge dem Parlament unterbreiten (to submit amendments to Parliament), Änderungsanträge übersetzen,vervielfältigen und verteilen (print and distribute amendments, translate), Änderungen durch Nachtrags-oder Berichtigungshaushaltspläne (amendments introduced by means of supplementary or amending budgets), Änderungen durch Mittelübertragungen (amendments to appropriations introduced by means of transfer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μεταβολές που επήλθαν με συμπληρωματικούς ή διορθωτικούς προϋπολογισμούς (amendments introduced by means of supplementary or amending budgets), μεταβολές των πιστώσεων που επήλθαν συνεπεία μεταφορών (amendments to appropriations introduced by means of transfer), το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο προτείνει τροπολογίες της κοινής θέσης (the European Parliament proposes amendments to the common position). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | indennizzo (compensation, damages, indemnification, indemnity, recoupment, refund, reimbursement, replacement, substitution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | amendmentsay emendas. (various references) reemplazo (displacement, replacement, substitution). (various references) Europaparlamentet föreslår ändringar i den gemensamma ståndpunkten (the European Parliament proposes amendments to the common position), ändringar genom tillägs-eller ändringsbudgetar (amendments introduced by means of supplementary or amending budgets), ändringar av anslagen genom överföringar (amendments to appropriations introduced by means of transfer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"AMENDMENTS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: admendment, amandment, amedment, amendament, amendement, amendements, amendemnt, amendents, amendmen, amendmend, amendmenys, amentment, ammendmen, ammendment, ammendments, anmendments. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "AMENDMENTS" (pronounced ume"ndmunts) |
| 7 | -n d m u n t s | commandments, impoundments. |
| 6 | -d m u n t s | bombardments. |
| 5 | -m u n t s | abandonments, abatements, accompaniments, accomplishments, accouterments, achievements, adjustments, advancements, advertisements, agreements, ailments, alignments, allotments, amusements, announcements, apartments, appointments, arguments, armaments, arraignments, arrangements, assessments, assignments, attachments, basements, battlements, blandishments, claimants, commitments, compartments, complements, condiments, copayments, curtailments, deferments, departments, deployments, derailments, developments, disagreements, disappointments, disbursements, displacements, divestments, documents, elements, embarrassments, emplacements, employments, enactments, encampments, encroachments, endorsements, endowments, enforcements, engagements, enhancements, enjoyments, enlargements, enrollments, entanglements, entertainments, enticements, entitlements, environments, equipments, escarpments, establishments, experiments, figments, filaments, formants, fragments, garments, governments, impairments, impeachments, impediments, implements, improvements, incitements, increments, indictments, inducements, informants, infringements, installments, instruments, investments, involvements, judgements, judgments, ligaments, managements, measurements, misjudgments, misstatements, moments, monuments, movements, ornaments, overpayments, overstatements, parliaments, pavements, payments, pigments, placements, postponements, predicaments, prepayments, procurements, pronouncements, punishments, readjustments, realignments, reassignments, redeployments, reenactments, refinements, refreshments, regiments, reimbursements, reinforcements, repayments, replacements, requirements, resentments, restatements, retirements, retrenchments, rudiments, sacraments, sediments, segments, sentiments, settlements, shipments, statements, supplements, temperaments, tenements, tournaments, treatments, undergarments, underpayments. |
| 4 | -u n t s | abortifacients, accelerants, accidents, accountants, adherents, adolescents, agents, ancients, antecedents, antidepressants, antioxidants, applicants, aspirants, assailants, assistants, astringents, attendants, belligerents, celebrants, clients, coefficients, combatants, complainants, components, consonants, constants, constituents, consultants, contaminants, contestants, continents, contingents, coolants, cormorants, correspondents, covenants, Crosscurrents, currents, decedents, decongestants, defendants, defoliants, delinquents, deodorants, dependents, depressants, descendants, descendents, detergents, determinants, deterrents, deviants, disinfectants, dispersants, dissidents, docents, elephants, emigrants, entrants, equivalents, exponents, fluorescents, frequents, giants, grandparents, hydrants, immigrants, incidents, incompetents, incumbents, independents, indigents, infants, ingredients, inhabitants, inhalants, innocents, inpatients, insurgents, irritants, lieutenants, litigants, lubricants, merchants, migrants, militants, miscreants, mutants, noncombatants, nonresidents, nutrients, occupants, opponents, oxidants, pageants, parents, participants, patents, patients, peasants, pennants, pheasants, pollutants, precedents, presents, propellants, proponents, protestants, reagents, recipients, refrigerants, Regents, registrants, remnants, residents, respondents, rodents, savants, sealants, sergeants, serpents, servants, solvents, stimulants, students, subcontinents, succulents, supergiants, superintendents, talents, tenants, torrents, transients, tyrants, undercurrents, vagrants, variants, warrants. |
| 3 | -n t s | accents, accounts, affronts, amounts, ants, appoints, aunts, ballpoints, blueprints, blunts, brents, cents, chants, checkpoints, circumvents, comments, complaints, compliments, confidants, confronts, consents, constraints, contents, counts, croissants, dachshunds, debutantes, dents, descents, disappoints, discontents, discounts, dissents, eggplants, events, ferments, fingerprints, flaunts, flints, fonts, footprints, forints, fronts, grants, grunts, haunts, hints, hunts, implants, imprints, intents, invents, jaunts, joints, laments, malcontents, mints, misrepresents, mounts, paints, pants, percents, pinpoints, pints, plants, points, portents, presidents, prevents, prints, punts, quints, recounts, rents, represents, reprints, resents, restaurants, restraints, saints, scents, splints, sprints, standpoints, stints, storefronts, stunts, sweatpants, taints, taunts, tents, tints, torments, transplants, underpants, vents, viewpoints, wants, waterfronts. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-m-m-n-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: amendment. | |
-3 letters: demeans, dements, enneads, meanest, meatmen, neatens, sandmen, seedman, standee, steamed, stemmed, tandems. | |
-4 letters: adeems, amends, aments, anenst, anteed, demast, demean, dement, desman, edemas, emends, emmets, enates, enemas, ennead, madmen, manned, mantes, masted, meated, menads, mensae, mensed, neaten, nested, sateen, seamed, seamen, seated, sedate, senate, sennet, stamen, staned, stemma, tandem, tanned, teamed. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-m-m-n-n-s-t" | |
+2 letters: misdemeanant. | |
+3 letters: dismantlement, misdemeanants. | |
+4 letters: dismantlements. | |
+5 letters: recommendations. | |
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