the fundamental principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that guarantee certain rights to the people in it, determine the powers and duties of the government, and state how the government is appointed and what its structure will be
A constitution is a collection of fundamental rules, generally codified in a single legal document, although three democracies – Britain, New Zealand and Israel – have unwritten or uncodified constitutions. States are also regulated by unwritten rules generally known as conventions. Most modern constitutions contain, in addition to rules regulating government, a Bill of Rights to protect the citizen — Professor Vernon Bogdanor
a written document embodying the rules of a political or social organization
an established law or custom; an ordinance
the act of establishing, making, or setting up
the make-up of something in terms of the elements of which it consists; composition
the physical and mental make-up of a person
a strong constitution
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