constitution 音标拼音: [k
, ɑnstət'uʃən]
n .
C 宪法;
U 体格,体质;
U 构成,构造,组成
C 宪法;
U 体格,体质;
U 构成,构造,组成
constitution n 1 :
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government [
synonym : {
fundamental law }, {
organic law },
{
constitution }]
2 :
the act of forming or establishing something ; "
the constitution of a PTA group last year "; "
it was the establishment of his reputation "; "
he still remembers the organization of the club " [
synonym : {
constitution },
{
establishment }, {
formation }, {
organization }, {
organisation }]
3 :
the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states [
synonym : {
United States Constitution },
{
U .
S .
Constitution }, {
US Constitution }, {
Constitution },
{
Constitution of the United States }]
4 :
the way in which someone or something is composed [
synonym :
{
constitution }, {
composition }, {
physical composition },
{
makeup }, {
make -
up }]
5 :
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 [
synonym :
{
Constitution }, {
Old Ironsides }]
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1 .
The act or process of constituting ;
the action of enacting ,
establishing ,
or appointing ;
enactment ;
establishment ;
formation .
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2 .
The state of being ;
that form of being ,
or structure and connection of parts ,
which constitutes and characterizes a system or body ;
natural condition ;
structure ;
texture ;
conformation .
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The physical constitution of the sun . --
Sir J .
Herschel .
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3 .
The aggregate of all one '
s inherited physical qualities ;
the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual ,
with reference to ability to endure hardship ,
resist disease ,
etc .;
as ,
a robust constitution .
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Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world . --
Story .
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4 .
The aggregate of mental qualities ;
temperament .
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He defended himself with . . .
less passion than was expected from his constitution . --
Clarendon .
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5 .
The fundamental ,
organic law or principles of government of men ,
embodied in written documents ,
or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society ;
also ,
a written instrument embodying such organic law ,
and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs .
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Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions . --
Macaulay .
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Note :
In England the constitution is unwritten ,
and may be modified from time to time by act of Parliament .
In the United States a constitution cannot ordinarily be modified ,
exept through such processes as the constitution itself ordains .
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6 .
An authoritative ordinance ,
regulation or enactment ;
especially ,
one made by a Roman emperor ,
or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline ;
as ,
the constitutions of Justinian .
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The positive constitutions of our own churches .
--
Hooker .
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A constitution of Valentinian addressed to Olybrius ,
then prefect of Rome ,
for the regulation of the conduct of advocates . --
George Long .
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{
Apostolic constitutions }.
See under {
Apostolic }.
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169 Moby Thesaurus words for "
constitution ":
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ilk ,
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individualism ,
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junction ,
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materialization ,
mental set ,
mettle ,
mind ,
mind -
set ,
mixture ,
mold ,
molding ,
nature ,
order ,
ordering ,
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passage ,
passing ,
pattern ,
patterning ,
physique ,
piecing together ,
placement ,
plan ,
predilection ,
predisposition ,
preference ,
proclivity ,
production ,
propensity ,
property ,
putting together ,
quality ,
realization ,
regimentation ,
resolution ,
set ,
setting -
up ,
setup ,
shape ,
shaping ,
slant ,
somatotype ,
sort ,
spirit ,
stamp ,
strain ,
streak ,
stripe ,
structure ,
structuring ,
suchness ,
syneresis ,
syntax ,
synthesis ,
system ,
tectonics ,
temper ,
temperament ,
tendency ,
tenor ,
texture ,
tissue ,
tone ,
turn ,
turn of mind ,
twist ,
type ,
unwritten constitution ,
vein ,
warp ,
warp and woof ,
way ,
weave ,
web ,
written constitution CONSTITUTION ,
contracts .
The constitution of a contract ,
is the making of the contract as ,
the written constitution of a debt .
1 Bell '
s Com .
332 ,
5th ed .
CONSTITUTION ,
government .
The fundamental law of the state ,
containing the principles upon which the government is founded ,
and regulating the divisions of the sovereign powers ,
directing to what persons each of these powers is to be confided ,
and the ,
manner it is to be exercised as ,
the Constitution of the United States .
See Story on the Constitution ;
Rawle on the Const .
2 .
The words constitution and government (
q .
v .)
are sometimes employed to express the same idea ,
the manner in which sovereignty is exercised in each state .
Constitution is also the name of the instrument containing the fundamental laws of the state .
3 .
By constitution ,
the civilians ,
and ,
from them ,
the common law writers ,
mean some particular law ;
as the constitutions of the emperors contained in the Code .
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