constitutional

  • 11constitutional — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or in accordance with a constitution. 2) relating to a person s physical or mental state. ► NOUN dated ▪ a walk taken regularly to maintain good health. DERIVATIVES constitutionality noun constitutionally adverb …

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  • 12constitutional — /kon sti tooh sheuh nl, tyooh /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the constitution of a state, organization, etc. 2. subject to the provisions of such a constitution: a constitutional monarchy. 3. provided by, in accordance with, or not prohibited by …

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  • 13constitutional — con|sti|tu|tion|al1 W3 [ˌkɔnstıˈtju:ʃənəl US ˌka:nstıˈtu: ] adj 1.) officially allowed or limited by the system of rules of a country or organization ▪ a constitutional right to privacy ▪ a constitutional monarchy (=a country ruled by a king or… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14constitutional — con•sti•tu•tion•al [[t]ˌkɒn stɪˈtu ʃə nl, ˈtyu [/t]] adj. 1) gov of or pertaining to the constitution of a state, organization, etc 2) gov subject to the provisions of such a constitution: a constitutional monarchy[/ex] 3) gov provided by, in… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15constitutional — adj. constitutional to + inf. (it is not constitutional to censor the press) * * * [ˌkɒnstɪ tjuːʃ(ə)nəl] constitutional to + inf. (it is not constitutional to censor the press) …

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  • 16constitutional — [[t]kɒ̱nstɪtju͟ːʃən(ə)l, AM tu͟ː [/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ: usu ADJ n Constitutional means relating to the constitution of a particular country or organization. Political leaders are making no progress in their efforts to resolve the country s constitutional …

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  • 17constitutional — 1 adjective 1 officially allowed or limited by the system of rules of a country or organization: The government can t refuse to hold an election; it s not constitutional. | a constitutional monarchy (=a country ruled by a king or queen whose… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18constitutional — I UK [ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)nəl] / US [ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃ(ə)nəl] adjective ** 1) a) allowed by the constitution of a country or organization Whatever procedure we follow, it must be constitutional. b) [usually before noun] relating to the constitution of a… …

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  • 19constitutional — /kɒnstəˈtjuʃənəl/ (say konstuh tyoohshuhnuhl) adjective 1. belonging to or inherent in a person s constitution of body or mind: a constitutional weakness. 2. beneficial to, or designed to benefit, the bodily constitution: a constitutional walk. 3 …

  • 20constitutional — I. adjective Date: 1682 1. relating to, inherent in, or affecting the constitution of body or mind 2. of, relating to, or entering into the fundamental makeup of something ; essential 3. being in accordance with or authorized by the constitution… …

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