constitution
The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
Other meanings
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.
Synonyms
- fundamental law
- organic law
Related words
- constitutioned
- Constitutioner
- constitutioner
- constitutionist
- constitutionless
- Cuntstitution
- miniconstitution
- reconstitution
- constitutional
- living constitution
- metaconstitution
- apostolic constitution
Word history
From Latin "cōnstitūtiō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “constitution” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.