- constitution
- noun1 laws/rules of a countryADJECTIVE▪ federal, state▪ democratic▪ written▪
Britain does not have a written constitution.
▪ unwritten▪ draft, proposed▪ new▪ interim, permanentVERB + CONSTITUTION▪ draft, draw up, prepare, write▪plans to draft a new constitution
▪ have▪ adopt, approve, enact, promulgate, ratify, sign▪The new constitution will be adopted next year.
▪ amend, change, rewrite▪A resolution to amend the constitution gained support.
▪Parliament will vote to change the constitution.
▪ interpret▪The president felt free to interpret the constitution as he saw fit.
▪ uphold▪ violate▪The president's actions violate the constitution.
▪ reject, suspend▪The constitution was suspended and the army was placed in full control.
▪ be enshrined in▪These principles are enshrined in the country's constitution.
CONSTITUTION + VERB▪ allow sth, guarantee sth, provide sth, provide for sth, require sth, say sth, stipulate sth▪The constitution stipulated that a general election must be held within 120 days.
▪ forbid sth, prohibit sthPREPOSITION▪ according to a/the constitution, under a/the constitution▪Under the constitution, an election must be called every five years.
▪ in a/the constitution▪These rights are established in the federal constitution.
PHRASES▪ an amendment to a constitution▪ a clause in a constitution▪ the principles of a constitution▪ the provisions of a constitution, the terms of a constitution2 ability of the body to stay healthyADJECTIVE▪ good, strong▪ delicate, weak▪ physicalVERB + CONSTITUTION▪ have▪The child had a weak constitution and was always ill.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
