NOUN | communication | Nineteenth Amendment | an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920 |
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Meaning | An amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Instance of | amendment | A statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) |
Part of | United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States | The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states |
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