Constitution > define

noun

• Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government.
  • synonyms: fundamental law, organic law
• The act of forming or establishing something.
  • usage: "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
  • synonyms: establishment, formation, organization, organisation
• The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states.
  • synonyms: United States Constitution, U. S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution of the United States
• The way in which someone or something is composed.
  • synonyms: composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up
• 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.
  • synonyms: Old Ironsides

• (n.) 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.
• (n.) The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) 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.