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Definition: Constitution |
ConstitutionNoun1. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government. 2. The act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group"; "he still remembers the establishment of the hospital". 3. The way in which someone or something is composed. 4. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "constitution" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Constitution \Con`sti*tu"tion\, noun. [French expression constitution, from Latin expression constitute.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Food & Agriculture | The final legal declaration that a specified area has been given a specific status in law, e. g. as a reserved forest. Source: European Union. (references) |
Law | The system or body of fundamental rules and principles of a nation, state, or body politic that determines the powers and duties of the government and guarantees certain rights to the people. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Constitution The fundamental laws of a state. It may be either despotic, aristocratic, democratic, or mixed. To give a nation a constitution is to give it fixed laws even to the limitation of the sovereign's rights, so that the people are not under the arbitrary caprice of a ruler, but under a known code of laws. A despotism or autocracy is solely under the unrestricted will of the despot or autocrat. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The term comes from Latin constitutio, which referred to any important law, usually issued by the emperor, and was widely used in canon law to indicate certain relevant decisions, mainly of the pope.
Particular kinds of organisations that often use the concept of Constitution include:
Most commonly, the term "constitution" is used to refer to the set of rules that govern political bodies. These rules may or may not be summarized in a single document.
The constitution, of whatever form, is often protected by a certain legal body in each country with various names, such as supreme, constitutional or high court. This court judges the validity of legislation, its interpretation, and the manner in which such legislation is implemented by the executive branch of the state.
Such legal bodies are normally the court of last resort, the highest such body without further recourse, where this process of judicial review are integrated into the system of courts of appeals. This is the case, for example, with the Supreme Court of the United States. Other countries dedicate a special court solely to the protection of the constitution, as with the German Constitutional Court.
Finally, some countries have no such courts at all – for example, as the United Kingdom traditionally functions under the principle of parliamentary supremacy, the legislature has the power to enact any law it wishes. However, by membership of the U.K. in the European Union it is now subject to accepting the jurisdiction of European Community law and European courts such as the European Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights; in effect, these bodies are thus constitutional courts that can invalidate or interpret British legislation.
Governmental Constitutions
Having a single written document gives the advantage of a coherent and easily understood body of rules. In democratic systems, the constitution is considered a fundamental social contract among citizens (following Rousseau's writings), where government receives its powers from the people, not the monarch or a parliament, and is bound by an express set of human rights. The constitution is thus considered a statute superior to "ordinary" statutes, which it can overrule, and is usually protected against constitutional amendments and by special courts (see below). This is considered the model followed by the United States, whose constitution is the oldest such document still in effect today.
In these systems, the difference between a constitution and a statute is somewhat arbitrary, usually depending on the traditional devotion of popular opinion to historical principles embodied in important past legislation. For example, several Acts of Parliament such as the Bill of Rights, Human Rights Act and, prior to the creation of Parliament, the Magna Carta are regarded as granting fundamental rights and principles which are treated as almost constitutional. However, these are in law no different to any other Act of Parliament and can be changed just as easily.Constitutional courts
Formalized constitutions
Non-formalized constitutions
See also: Constitutional lawFormer countries
External links
For the entry on the naval ship U.S.S. Constitution, see: USS Constitution
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Constitution."
Synonyms: ConstitutionSynonyms: composition (n), establishment (n), formation (n), fundamental law (n), makeup (n), organic law (n), organisation (n), organization (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Composition | Noun: composition, constitution, crasis; combination; inclusion, admission, comprehension, reception; embodiment; formation. |
Dueness | Sanction, authority, warranty, charter; warrant; (permission); constitution; (law); tenure; bond; (security). |
Duty | Phrase: dura lex sed lex; dulce et decorum est pro patria mori; honos habet onus; leve fit quod bene fertur onus; loyaute m'oblige; " simple duty bath no place for fear "; " stern daughter of the voice of God "; " there is a higher law than the Constitution ". |
Intrinsicality | Principle, nature, constitution, character, type, quality, crasis, diathesis. |
Legality | Legislature; law, code, corpus juris, constitution, pandect, charter, enactment, statute, rule; canon; (precept); ordinance, institution, regulation; bylaw, byelaw; decree; (order); ordonnance; standing order; plebiscite; (choice). |
State | Constitution, habitude, diathesis; frame, fabric; stamp, set, fit, mold, mould. |
Texture | Substance, stuff, compages, parenchyma; constitution, staple, organism. |
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Movie/TV Titles | Negotiating a New Canadian Constitution (1973) | |
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 | West Point from near Constitution Island looking down. On the Hudson River. In : Atlantic Local Coast Pilot Sub-Division 13 South Coast of Long Island New York Bay and Hudson River 1880. P. 602. Library Call Number VK981.A3 1879 Sub-13 2nd ed. 1880. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | North elevation, measured drawing plotted by Bruce A. Harms, 1986; delineated by Marie A. Neubauer, 1986-87. (Reproduction Number: HABS PA-1430, sheet 16 of 45) Central to the founding of the United States of America, Independence Hall is known as the site of events such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1781, and the creation of the United States Constitution in 1787. Independence Hall was built from 1733 to 1756 and first used as the State House of the colony of Pennsylvania. This drawing shows the prominent central tower that identifies Independence Hall as an important public building. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Radical Quacks giving a New Constitution to John Bull.! / Designed by an Amateur Etch by G Cruikshank. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Poster featuring the historic U.S. Navy ships (clockwise from upper left): Bon Homme Richard, Constitution, Oregon and Hartford, with USS Michigan (BB-27) in center, plus information on pay and other benefits. Published on behalf of the Naval Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. A faint stamp near the view of Oregon states: "After July 1, 1908, pay herein mentioned will be increased 10%". Credit: NAVY. |
 | Leaving the Boston Navy Yard for Vera Cruz, 23 April 1914. USS Constitution is at left. Photographed by F.A. George. The inset in top center is a photo of Captain Robert E. Coontz, Georgia's Commanding Officer. Credit: NAVY. |  | Con-g-ss embark'd on board the ship Constitution of America bound to Conogocheque by way of Philadelphia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | In defence of the Union and the Constitution. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Proposed Constitution of the Irish Free State, by Baron Ireland. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Seems to me those fellers who wrote the Constitution should have had more vision. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The girl: Thank you doctor, thank you a thousand times : The doctor: Don't mention it, you happen to be blessed with a good constitution. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Daniel Webster | One country, one constitution, one destiny. |
Gerald R. Ford | Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men. |
John Marshall | An act of the legislature, repugnant to the constitution, is void. |
Joseph De Maistre | A constitution that is made for all nations is made for none. |
Napoleon Bonaparte | A Constitution should be short and obscure. |
President Calvin Coolidge | The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom. |
Ramsey Clark | Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves. |
Thomas B. Macaulay | A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot. |
Thomas Babington Macaulay | Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor. |
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John Locke | 1690 | This strangers stand amazed at, and every one must confess needs a remedy; tho' most think it hard to find one, because the constitution of the legislative being the original and supreme act of the society, antecedent to all positive laws in it, and depending wholly on the people, no inferior power can alter it. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | Mason and Randolph, of Virginia. (reference) |
US Bill of Rights | 1795 | Amendment IX. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-1992 | But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. (reference) |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | In some cases, then, the constitution must be looked into by the judges. (reference) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | Into their place stepped free competition, accompanied by a social and political constitution adapted to it, and by the economical and political sway of the bourgeois class. (reference) |
The Emancipation Proclamation | 1862 | And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God. (Abraham Lincoln) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | This constitution shall be placed under the guarantee of the League of Nations. (reference) |
United Nations | 1948 | Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law. (reference) |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1963 | When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1958) |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | And yet, by the constitution of his nature, he loved the truth, and loathed the lie, as few men ever did. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | I have read Prudhomme, I know the Contrat Social, I know my Constitution of the year Two by heart. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Moreover, I have tried it fairly, and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution. |
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Business | The Mexican Constitution establishes that basic education up to junior high is mandatory. (references) | |
Officials often have ignored the due process provisions of the law and of the Constitution. (references) | ||
On May 23, 1949, the Basic Law, the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, was promulgated. (references) | ||
Children | Botswana | The rights of children are addressed in the Constitution and the Children's Act. (references) |
Belgium | In March 2000, Parliament amended the Constitution to include an article on children's rights. (references) | |
Cape Verde | Some observers see this measure as discriminatory, and therefore a violation of the Constitution. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Cyprus | No other religious group is recognized in the Constitution. (references) |
Botswana | To register a group submits its constitution to the Ministry of Home Affairs. (references) | |
Bolivia | Roman Catholicism predominates, and the Constitution recognizes it as the official religion. (references) | |
Discrimination | Botswana | However, neither the Constitution nor the law prohibits discrimination by private persons or entities. (references) |
Somalia | The Somaliland Constitution also contains provisions that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex and national origin; however, these rights were not respected in practice. (references) | |
Afghanistan | For much of the year, there was no functioning constitution or legal provisions prohibiting or protecting against discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status. (references) | |
Economic History | New Zealand | It has no written constitution. (references) |
Belgium | In 1970, the Constitution was amended. (references) | |
Burundi | In 1981, a new constitution was promulgated. (references) | |
Human Rights | Papua New Guinea | Forced exile is prohibited by the Constitution and is not used. (references) |
Uzbekistan | Most were convicted under Article 159--crimes against the Constitution. (references) | |
Nigeria | Stoning and amputation also have not been challenged under the Constitution. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Brazil | The 1988 Constitution charged the Federal Government with demarcating indigenous areas within 5 years. (references) |
Dominica | About 65 percent of the Carib population is between the ages of 18 and 35. The reservation is governed by the 1978 Carib Constitution. (references) | |
Dominica | Until 1979 the Carib Constitution allowed Carib men married to non-Carib women to continue living on the Carib reserve but dictated that Carib women married to non-Carib men had to move off the reservation. (references) | |
Minorities | Nepal | The caste system strongly influences society, even though it is prohibited by the Constitution. (references) |
East Timor | Portuguese and Tetum are the proposed official languages of East Timor in the draft constitution, although only a small minority of the population speaks Portuguese. (references) | |
Macedonia | The Education Ministry refuses to provide Turkish-language education for them, noting that the Constitution provides for education in the native languages of minorities, not in foreign languages. (references) | |
Political Economy | Costa Rica | The 1949 Constitution abolished the military forces. (references) |
Romania | The position is non-partisan under the terms of the constitution. (references) | |
Japan | Japan is a parliamentary democracy based on the 1947 Constitution. (references) | |
Political Rights | Cyprus | Under the 1960 Constitution, voting takes place on a communal basis. (references) |
East Timor | By end of February 2002, the constitution is expected to be completed. (references) | |
Burma | A final draft constitution never emerged from the national convention. (references) | |
Trade | Colombia | A bill was passed in Congress to eliminate Article 58 of the Constitution, which allows expropriation without indemnification. (references) |
Travel | Denmark | Note that the dates of Denmark's spring holidays - Maundy Thursday through Whit-Monday - will vary from year to year, while the date of Constitution Day is fixed. (references) |
Women | Poland | Apart from the Constitution, there is no other legal provision for equal rights for women. (references) |
Worker Rights | Madagascar | The Labor Code and the Constitution include the right to strike. (references) |
Haiti | The 1987 Constitution and the Labor Code provide for the right of association. (references) | |
Haiti | Public sector workers are organized pursuant to Article 31 of the 1987 Constitution. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SANDLOTTER, n. A vertebrate mammal holding the political views of Denis Kearney, a notorious demagogue of San Francisco, whose audiences gathered in the open spaces (sandlots) of the town. True to the traditions of his species, this leader of the proletariat was finally bought off by his law-and-order enemies, living prosperously silent and dying impenitently rich. But before his treason he imposed upon California a constitution that was a confection of sin in a diction of solecisms. The similarity between the words "sandlotter" and "sansculotte" is problematically significant, but indubitably suggestive. |
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Elizabeth Dole | First of all, let me say I'm a strong supporter of the Second Amendment to the Constitution and protecting the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. In fact, I believe you're looking at the first woman to ever address the NRA. |
Gerald Ford | In exactly eight weeks we have demonstrated to the world that our great republic stands solid, stands strong upon the bedrock of the Constitution. |
Rush Limbaugh | Slavery Was Not Enshrined In Our Constitution! |
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | The adoption of a constitution for the State of Kentucky has been notified to me. |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | America will never allow that parliament has any authority to alter their constitution at all. |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Unauthorized by the Constitution, without the sanction of Congress, to go beyond the line of defense, the vessel, being disabled from committing further hostilities, was liberated with its crew. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Indeed, it is not probable that such an idea ever occurred to the States when they adopted the Constitution. |
Franklin Pierce | 1853-1857 | Wise counsels, like those which gave us the Constitution, prevailed to uphold it. |
Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | Think, if you can, of a single instance in which a plainly written provision of the Constitution has ever been denied. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Members of the Congress, the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | In accordance with the Constitution, I come before you once again to report on the state of the Union. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Many countries have written into their constitution provisions for freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Today, that Start Spangled Banner, along with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, are on display just a short walk from here. |
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| "Constitution" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.55% of the time. "Constitution" is used about 3,445 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 (singular) | 98.55% | 3,395 | 2,837 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.39% | 48 | 49,194 |
| Noun (common) | 0.06% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,445 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "constitution": amend the constitution ♦ Body Constitution ♦ Constitution and Bylaws ♦ constitution of the United States ♦ constitution State ♦ genetic constitution ♦ have a strong constitution ♦ iron constitution ♦ personal rights under the constitution ♦ sound constitution ♦ united states constitution ♦ working committe on the constitution. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "constitution": constitution-building, constitution-drafting, constitution-making. | |
Ending with "constitution": mini-constitution. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "constitution"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | grondwet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | caktim (allocation, allotment, appointment, assessment, assignation, assignment, demarcation, nomination, statement), trup (bodice, body, build, bulk, case, flesh, frame, personnel, shaft, staff), themelim (establishment, floatation, flotation, foundation, founding, institution), shtat (height, inches, stature), ligj (enactment, jus, law, lex, ordinance, principle, statute), kushtetutë, formim fizik, fizik (bodily, carnal, corporeal, physical), dekret (act, ban, decree, decretal, edict, enactment, fiat, ordinance, statute, ukase). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مزاج (cast of mind, complexion, disposition, feather, figure, frame, frame of mind, framing, grain, humor, humour, kidney, mettle, mind, mood, nature, spirits, state of mind, temper, temperament, tone, vein), قانون أساسي, عرف (acquaint, convention, custom, define, figure out, form, habit, impart, know, know what's what, locate, manners, mores, realize, rule, savvy, see, sort out, tradition, usage, use), دستور (code, rule), بنية الجسم (physique). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съставяне (compilation, composition, make up), състав (establishment, make up, staff), установен обичай (rubric, usage), установен закон, учредяване (erection, foundation, institution, organization), характер (character, complexion, disposition, fiber, fibre, grit, grittiness, individuality, kidney, make, make up, mentality, metal, mettle, mould, nature, pattern, spirit, stuff, temper, turn), физика (physics), конституция, организъм (being, nature, organism, physique), нрав (character, disposition, kidney, make, make up, metal, mettle, nature, temper, temperament), назначаване (nomination), постановление (act, decree, measure, ordinance, prescript, provision, rule, ruling), издаване на закон, декрет (act, commandment, decree, doom, edict, ordinance, rescript, sanction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 憲法 , 憲 (statute), 宪法 (Constitutional, Constitutionally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ustanovení (assignation, establishment, institution, provision), složení (composition, making, structure, tackle), konstituce, ústava. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | paalaeggelse af fredskovpligt, konstitution, Grundlov (Basic Law), forfatning. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | grondwet, constitutie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | konstitucio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | stýrslag. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | perustuslaki (basic law). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | constitution (code). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Verfassung (fettle, frame, state, state of health, state of mind, trim), Konstitution (structure), einrichtung (accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, aiming, appointments, arrangement, contrivance, equipment, equipping, establishment, facility, fitting out, fittings, furnishing, furnishings, incorporation, installation, institution, location, organization, scheme, setting, setting up, setup). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύνταγμα (regiment), σύσταση (commendation, composition, institution, introduction, recommendation, recoooendation, reference, registry, texture), συγκρότηση (composition, formation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מערוכת (system), מב " 'וף (physique), תק ון (code, regulations, set of rules), חוק" (custom, law), 'זרת 'וף (figure, frame). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | alkotmány (polity), alapszabály (charter, statutes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | undang-undang dasar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | costituzione (composition, establishment, setting up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 組成 (composition), 朝憲 (laws of a nation), 憲法 , "" , "躯 (physique, stature, the body), "質 (genetic make-up, predisposition), " (physique), 会則 (society or club regulations), コンシューマ製" (concentration, concentrator, concentric, concept, concept advertisement, conception, conceptual art, concessionary chain, consensus, consent, conservatoire, console, console type, consomme, consortium, constant, constellation system, constraint, construct, constructor, consumer goods, consumer products, control strip, electrical outlet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | たいしつ (confrontation, cross-examination, exit from a room, genetic make-up, moisture-proof, predisposition), たいかく (accusative case, diagonal, physique, tall building, the cabinet), たいく (physique, stature, the body), そせい (composition, crude construction or manufacture, rebirth, regeneration, rehabilitation, reorganization, resurrection, resuscitation, reviving), せいたい (adult organism, bag manufacturing, chiropractic, ecology, Holy Communion, imago, living body, mode of life, organism, static, stationary, the emperor's person, the Eucharist, the Host, umbilical cord, vocal cords), かいそく (celerity, express, fast, high speed, mobility, nimble-footed, quick of foot, society or club regulations), コンスティチューション , け"ぽう (Chinese art of self-defence, fencing), ちょうけ" (audience with the Emperor, imperial audience, laws of a nation, long sword). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 헌법. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | reill cheerey, jannoo co-yantys, callin (body, human carcase, torso), bunraght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | konstitushon. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onstitutioncay constituição (consistency, formation, nature), estatuto (by-law, rule, statute). (various references) constituire (formation), constituţie (build, frame, make, make up, structure), caracter (aspect, character, characteristic, color, colour, complexion, composition, disposition, feature, grain, kidney, kind, letter, loathsomeness, mettle, nature, patchiness, sort, spirit, stamp, state, temper), temperament (blood, complexion, disposition, humor, humour, kidney, mettle, nature, pepper, spirit, temper, temperament), structurã (cast, composition, contexture, fabric, frame, lattice, machinery, make, make up, organization, pattern, skeleton, state, structure), organizaţie (association, body, foundation, guild, organ, organization, society, structure). (various references) конституция (make, organic law, physique). (various references) c il (appetite, condition, disposition, See <A HREF="mf02.html#c l">c l</A>, taste). (various references) ustav. (various references) constitución (charter, physique, polity). (various references) författning (condition, ordinance), statsförfattning, konstitution. (various references) anayasa (organic law). (various references) sьu (organism). (various references) статут (doom, manual, ordinance), конституція, будова тіла (physique). (various references) thể chất tính tình, tính khí sự thiết lập, sự th nh lập (establishment, foundation, institution), sự tạo th nh (creation, formation, origination), sự tổ chức (organization), hiến pháp thể tạng. (various references) cyfansoddiad (composition), ffurflywodraeth (polity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | constitutio, constitutione, constitutionem, constitutiones. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "constitution": constitutional, constitutionalism, constitutionalisms, constitutionalist, constitutionalists, constitutionalities, constitutionality, constitutionalization, constitutionalizations, constitutionalize, constitutionalized, constitutionalizes, constitutionalizing, constitutionally, constitutionals, constitutionless, constitutions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "constitution": reconstitution. (additional references) | |
Words containing "constitution": nonconstitutional, reconstitutions, unconstitutional, unconstitutionalities, unconstitutionality, unconstitutionally. (additional references) | |
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"Constitution" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: consitution, constitition, costitution, konstitution. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "constitution" (pronounced kÄ'nstutuw"shun) |
| 9 | -n s t u t uw" sh u n | institution. |
| 8 | -s t u t uw" sh u n | prostitution, restitution, substitution. |
| 4 | -uw" sh u n | absolution, attribution, contribution, counterrevolution, devolution, dilution, diminution, dissolution, distribution, electrocution, elocution, evolution, execution, lilliputian, persecution, pollution, prosecution, redistribution, resolution, retribution, revolution, solution. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dimension, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-i-i-n-n-o-o-s-t-t-t-u" | |
-3 letters: continuos, contusion. | |
-4 letters: coitions, continuo, instinct, isotonic, nicotins, stiction, tinnitus, tuitions, unctions, unionist. | |
-5 letters: coition, cottons, intuits, nicotin, nonsuit, notions, nuncios, suction, tuition, unction. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-i-i-n-n-o-o-s-t-t-t-u" | |
+1 letter: constitutions. | |
+2 letters: constitutional, reconstitution. | |
+3 letters: constitutionals, constructionist, reconstitutions. | |
+4 letters: constitutionally, constitutionless, constructionists, counterpetitions, unconstitutional. | |
+5 letters: autointoxications, constitutionalism, constitutionalist, constitutionality, constitutionalize, consubstantiation, countertraditions, deconstructionist, nonconstitutional, reconstructionist. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Historic 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Expressions 16. Expressions: Internet | 17. Translations: Modern 18. Translations: Ancient 19. Derivations 20. Rhymes | 21. Anagrams 22. Bibliography |
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