constitution.

1. The fundamental rules that establish how a political body is organized and governed.

2. The composition of something or the process of forming it.

3. A person's bodily makeup, especially its capacity to withstand illness or hardship.

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Words that belong together

• written constitution
• amend a constitution

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The constitution requires an independent review of electoral boundaries.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Singular constitution; plural constitutions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.