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constitution
/ˌkɑn.stɪˈtu.ʃ(ə)n/
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What does constitution mean?
noun
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- A legal document describing such a formal system.
More meanings (4)
noun
- A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
- (dated) The general health of a person.
proper noun
- The supreme law of some countries, such as Australia, Ireland, and the United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌkɑn.stɪˈtu.ʃ(ə)n/
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Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
But, such was the native soundness of her constitution, that time had only given to her countenance the character of her mind.
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Such is the constitution of the human mind, that, when pressed to extremes, it often avails itself of the most opposite methods.
Moreover, I have tried it fairly, and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
Competition is necessary to the constitution of value,--that is, to the very principle of distribution, and consequently to the advent of equality.