Constitution — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

the act of forming or establishing something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈænɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒnstɪtjˈuːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒnstɪtjˈuːʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈænɪk/.

Examples

the constitution of a PTA group last year
it was the establishment of his reputation
he still remembers the organization of the club

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

organisation United States Constitution US Constitution U.S. Constitution formation Old Ironsides makeup organization physical composition make-up fundamental law composition organic law establishment Constitution of the United States

Parts of Speech

noun	law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
noun	the act of forming or establishing something “the constitution of a PTA group last year”
noun	the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
noun	the way in which someone or something is composed
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

Word Forms

constitutionalize	verb	provide with a constitution, as of a country
constitute	verb	set up or lay the groundwork for
establish	verb	set up or found
form	verb	create (as an entity)
organize	verb	form or join a union
organise	verb	form or join a union
make up	verb	form or compose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verfassung

Gesetz, das die grundlegenden politischen Prinzipien einer Regierung festlegt

🇪🇸Spanish

constitución

Ley que determina los principios políticos fundamentales de un gobierno.

🇮🇹Italian

costituzione

legge che determina i principi politici fondamentali di un governo

🇳🇱Dutch

grondwet

wet die de fundamentele politieke beginselen van een regering bepaalt

🇵🇹Portuguese

constituição

lei que determina os princípios políticos fundamentais de um governo

🇷🇺Russian

конституция

закон, определяющий фундаментальные политические принципы правления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संविधान

सरकार के मौलिक राजनीतिक सिद्धांतों को निर्धारित करने वाला कानून

🇧🇩Bengali

সংবিধান

সরকারের মৌলিক রাজনৈতিক নীতি নির্ধারণ করে আইন

🇮🇳Tamil

அரசியலமைப்பு

ஒரு அரசாங்கத்தின் அடிப்படை அரசியல் கோட்பாடுகளை நிர்ணயிக்கும் சட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రాజ్యాంగం

ప్రభుత్వం యొక్క ప్రాథమిక రాజకీయ సూత్రాలను నిర్ణయించే చట్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

संविधान

सरकारची मूलभूत राजकीय तत्त्वे ठरवणारा कायदा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંધારણ

સરકારના મૂળભૂત રાજકીય સિદ્ધાંતો નક્કી કરતો કાયદો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂವಿಧಾನ

ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಮೂಲಭೂತ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ತತ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುವ ಕಾನೂನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭരണഘടന

ഒരു ഗവൺമെൻ്റിൻ്റെ അടിസ്ഥാന രാഷ്ട്രീയ തത്വങ്ങൾ നിർണ്ണയിക്കുന്ന നിയമം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਵਿਧਾਨ

ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

آئین

حکومت کے بنیادی سیاسی اصولوں کا تعین کرنے والا قانون

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宪法

决定政府基本政治原则的法律

🇯🇵Japanese

憲法

政府の基本的な政治原則を決定する法律

🇰🇷Korean

헌법

정부의 기본 정치 원칙을 결정하는 법률

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cấu tạo

luật xác định các nguyên tắc chính trị cơ bản của một chính phủ

🇹🇭Thai

รัฐธรรมนูญ

กฎหมายที่กำหนดหลักการพื้นฐานทางการเมืองของรัฐบาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

konstitusi

hukum yang menentukan prinsip-prinsip politik dasar suatu pemerintahan

🇵🇭Filipino

konstitusyon

batas na tumutukoy sa mga pangunahing prinsipyong pampulitika ng isang pamahalaan

🇲🇾Malay

perlembagaan

undang-undang yang menentukan prinsip politik asas sesebuah kerajaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دستور

القانون الذي يحدد المبادئ السياسية الأساسية للحكومة

🇮🇷Persian

قانون اساسی

قانونی که اصول اساسی سیاسی یک دولت را تعیین می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

anayasa

Bir hükümetin temel siyasi ilkelerini belirleyen yasa

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּקָה

חוק הקובע את העקרונות הפוליטיים הבסיסיים של ממשלה

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