constitution
noun/ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃn/
Слово англійською: constitution
Переклад constitution українською: конституція, основний закон, статут, будова тіла, конституція, склад, ~ of the air — склад повітря
Детальний опис
- [countable] the system of laws and basic principles that a state, a country or an organization is governed by
- your right to vote under the constitution
- According to the constitution…
- to propose a new amendment to the Constitution
- the South African Constitution
- A two-thirds majority is needed to amend the club’s constitution.
Wordfinder- cabinet
- checks and balances
- constitution
- federal
- government
- minister
- the Opposition
- parliament
- politics
- system
Culture the British Constitutionthe British ConstitutionBritain is a constitutional monarchy: it is ruled by a king or queen who accepts the advice of Parliament. It is also a parliamentary democracy (= a country whose government is controlled by a parliament that has been elected by the people). The highest positions in government are taken by elected Members of Parliament, also called MPs. The king or queen now has little real power.The principles and procedures by which Britain is governed have developed over many centuries. They are not written down in a single document that can be referred to in an argument. The British Constitution is made up of statute law (= laws agreed by Parliament), common law (= decisions made by judges in court and then written down) and conventions (= rules and practices that people cannot be forced to obey but which are considered necessary for efficient government). The Constitution can be altered by Acts of Parliament, or by general agreement.Similarly, there is no single document that lists people's rights. Some rights have been recognized by Parliament through laws, for example, the right of a person not to be discriminated against (= treated differently) because of his or her sex. The Human Rights Act 1998 made all the rights established in the European Convention on Human Rights part of British law. It is generally understood that these rights are part of the Constitution.Culture the Constitutionthe ConstitutionThe US Constitution was created after the American Revolution when leaders from each state held a meeting called the Constitutional Convention to agree on a document describing the new system of government and limiting its powers, which was signed in 1787, and started being used in 1789. This established the three branches of government: the legislative branch which is Congress, the judicial branch which is the Supreme Court and lower courts created by Congress, and the executive branch which consists of the president, vice-president and government departments. The Constitution contains details about the responsibilities of each branch and who can be elected to Congress. It says that the US government is responsible for protecting individual states. Since 1787 there have been 27 amendments (= changes) to the Constitution including the bill of rights (1791) which promised citizens a number of rights such as the right to free speech and freedom of religion. People sometimes disagree about how to interpret the Constitution, some people believing that it is better to follow exactly what the Constitution says and others that it is necessary to consider what the intention of each part was and how that relates to the situation today. The Supreme Court can decide that a law is unconstitutional so that it cannot be used any more. - [countable] the condition of a person’s body and how healthy it is
- to have a healthy/strong/weak constitution
- [uncountable, countable] (formal) the way something is formed or organized synonym structure
- the genetic constitution of cells
- [uncountable] (formal) the act of forming something synonym establishment
- He recommended the constitution of a review committee.
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a law, or a body of laws or customs): from Latin constitutio(n-), from constituere ‘establish, appoint’, from con- ‘together’ + statuere ‘set up’.