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
SYNSTRUCTURE:
the genetic constitution of cells
4 [U] (formal) the act of forming sth:
He recommended the constitution of a review committee.
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