Associations to the word «Constitution»

Wiktionary

CONSTITUTION, noun. The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
CONSTITUTION, noun. The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
CONSTITUTION, noun. A legal document describing such a formal system.
CONSTITUTION, noun. The general health of a person.
CONSTITUTION, noun. A person's physique or temperament.
CONSTITUTION, proper noun. The supreme law of some countries, such as Australia, Ireland, and the United States.
CONSTITUTION STATE, proper noun. Connecticut

Dictionary definition

CONSTITUTION, noun. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government.
CONSTITUTION, noun. The act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club".
CONSTITUTION, noun. The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states.
CONSTITUTION, noun. The way in which someone or something is composed.
CONSTITUTION, noun. A 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.

Wise words

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Hippocrates