constitution
US: /ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən/
UK: /kˌɒnstɪtjˈuːʃən/
UK: /kˌɒnstɪtjˈuːʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
constitution /,kɔnsti'tju:ʃn/
- danh từ
- hiến pháp
- thể tạng, thể chất
- to have a strong constitution: có thể chất khoẻ
- to have a delicate constitution: có thể chất yếu ớt mảnh khảnh
- tính tình, tính khí
- sự thiết lập, sự thành lập, sự tạo thành, sự tổ chức
- the constitution of a cabinet: sự thành lập một nội các
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [C] 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 (= of the US) + the South African Constitution + A two-thirds majority is needed to amend the club's constitution.
2 [C] the condition of a person's body and how healthy it is: to have a healthy / strong / weak constitution
3 [U, C] (formal) the way sth is formed or organized
Synonym: STRUCTURE
the genetic constitution of cells
4 [U] (formal) the act of forming sth: He recommended the constitution of a review committee.
Collocation dictionary
1 laws/rules of a country
ADJ.
federal, state | codified, written
Britain does not have a written constitution.
| unwritten | draft, proposed | interim
VERB + CONSTITUTION
draft, draw up, prepare
plans to draft a new constitution
| have | adopt, approve, enact, promulgate, ratify
The new constitution will be adopted next year.
| amend
Parliament will vote to amend the constitution.
| contravene, violate
The president's actions violate the constitution.
| 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
forbid sth, guarantee sth, stipulate sth
The constitution stipulated that a general election must be held within 120 days.
PREP.
according to/under a/the ~
Under the constitution, an election must be called every five years.
| in a/the ~
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/terms of a constitution
2 ability of the body to stay healthy
ADJ.
good, strong | weak
VERB + CONSTITUTION
have
The child had a weak constitution and was always ill.
Concise English dictionary
constitutions‚kɒnstɪ'tjuːʃn
noun
+law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
+the act of forming something
+the way in which someone or something is composed
+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
