amendment

noun

/əˈmendmənt/

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[countable, uncountable] a small change or improvement that is made to a document or proposed new law; the process of changing a document or proposed new law
- to introduce/propose/table an amendment (= to suggest it)
- Parliament passed the bill without further amendment.
- amendment to something She made several minor amendments to her essay.
Extra Examples
- In total 217 MPs backed the rebel amendment opposing the government.
- On a free vote, the amendment was carried by 292 votes to 246.
- Parliament accepted the amendment and the bill was passed.
- She withdrew her amendment and left the meeting.
- The Senate added numerous amendments to the bill.
- The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments.
- The new clause was accepted without amendment.
- The programme is subject to amendment.
- an amendment to the Clean Water Act
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- important
- major
- significant
- …
verb + amendment
- introduce
- make
- draft
- …
amendment + verb
- pass (something)
- ban something
- outlaw something
- …
preposition
- without amendment
- amendment to
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Amendment
[countable] a statement of a change to the Constitution of the US
- The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
see also Eighteenth Amendment
CultureIn the US the first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the bill of rights. Each amendment to the US Constitution needs a two-thirds majority in each House and must be approved by 75% of the states.
Extra Examples
- He is simply exercising his First-Amendment rights.
- a call to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution
- They have proposed an amendment to the federal constitution.
- a constitutional amendment allowing same-sex marriage
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- important
- major
- significant
- …
verb + amendment
- introduce
- make
- draft
- …
amendment + verb
- pass (something)
- ban something
- outlaw something
- …
preposition
- without amendment
- amendment to
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘improvement, correction’): from Old French amendement, from amender, based on Latin emendare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + menda ‘a fault’.

单词	amendment
释义	amendment noun /əˈmendmənt/ /əˈmendmənt/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] a small change or improvement that is made to a document or proposed new law; the process of changing a document or proposed new law to introduce/propose/table an amendment (= to suggest it) Parliament passed the bill without further amendment. amendment to something She made several minor amendments to her essay. Extra Examples In total 217 MPs backed the rebel amendment opposing the government. On a free vote, the amendment was carried by 292 votes to 246. Parliament accepted the amendment and the bill was passed. She withdrew her amendment and left the meeting. The Senate added numerous amendments to the bill. The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. The new clause was accepted without amendment. The programme is subject to amendment. an amendment to the Clean Water Act Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective important major significant … verb + amendment introduce make draft … amendment + verb pass (something) ban something outlaw something … preposition without amendment amendment to See full entry Amendment [countable] a statement of a change to the Constitution of the US The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. see also Eighteenth Amendment CultureIn the US the first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the bill of rights. Each amendment to the US Constitution needs a two-thirds majority in each House and must be approved by 75% of the states. Extra Examples He is simply exercising his First-Amendment rights. a call to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution They have proposed an amendment to the federal constitution. a constitutional amendment allowing same-sex marriage Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective important major significant … verb + amendment introduce make draft … amendment + verb pass (something) ban something outlaw something … preposition without amendment amendment to See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘improvement, correction’): from Old French amendement, from amender, based on Latin emendare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + menda ‘a fault’.
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