constitution_of_the_united_states (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Constitution of the United States*:
NOUN	communication	Constitution of the United States, United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution	the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states

English > *Constitution of the United States*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states.
Synonyms	United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Instance of	fundamental law, organic law, constitution	law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Parts	Bill of Rights	A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
	Eighteenth Amendment	An amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920
	Fourteenth Amendment	An amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868
	Nineteenth Amendment	An amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920
	advice and consent	A legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's / President's powers of appointment and treaty-making

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