Found 3 items, similar to constitution.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: constitution undang-undang dasar
English → English (WordNet) Definition: constitution constitution n 1: law determining the fundamental political principles of a government [syn: fundamental law, organic law] 2: the act of forming something; “the constitution of a PTA group last year”; “it was the establishment of his reputation”; “he still remembers the organization of the club” [syn: establishment, formation, organization, organisation] 3: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn: composition, makeup] 4: 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 [syn: Old Ironsides ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Constitution Constitution \Con`sti*tu"tion\ (k[o^]n`st[ict]*t[=u]"sh[u^]n), n. [F. constitution, L. constitutio.] 1. The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] The physical constitution of the sun. --Sir J. Herschel. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world. --Story. [1913 Webster] 4. The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament. [1913 Webster] He defended himself with . . . less passion than was expected from his constitution. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] The positive constitutions of our own churches. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] A constitution of Valentinian addressed to Olybrius, then prefect of Rome, for the regulation of the conduct of advocates. --George Long. [1913 Webster] Apostolic constitutions. See under Apostolic. [1913 Webster]