constitution
English Thesaurus
1. the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | federation, |
| definition | : | the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs (noun.act) |
2. 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 (noun.artifact)
| instance hypernym | : | sailing warship, |
| definition | : | a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century (noun.artifact) |
3. the way in which someone or something is composed (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | property, |
| definition | : | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | structure, |
| definition | : | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | phenotype, |
| definition | : | what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | grain, texture, |
| definition | : | the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | karyotype, |
| definition | : | the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes) (noun.body) |
4. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | law, |
| definition | : | legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
5. the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states (noun.communication)
| part holonym | : | advice and consent, |
| definition | : | a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | bill of rights, |
| definition | : | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | fourteenth amendment, |
| definition | : | an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | eighteenth amendment, |
| definition | : | an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932 (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | nineteenth amendment, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
6. the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | organise, organize, |
| definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
7. the way in which someone or something is composed (noun.attribute)
8. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | constitutionalize, |
| definition | : | provide with a constitution, as of a country (verb.possession) |
9. the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | organise, organize, |
| definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
10. the way in which someone or something is composed (noun.attribute)
11. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | constitutionalize, |
| definition | : | provide with a constitution, as of a country (verb.possession) |
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