constitutionaladjective
uk/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/us/ˌkɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/constitutional adjective (LAWS)
C2 allowed by or contained in a constitution:
Such a policy would not be constitutional.
Freedom of speech should be a constitutional right.
Opposite
unconstitutional
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- There is a growing movement to divest the monarchy of its remaining constitutional power.
- Presidential power was reduced by a constitutional amendment in 1991.
- Britain's head of state is a constitutional monarch .
- He again urged passage of a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion.
- Several members of the party have resurrected the idea of constitutional change.
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UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- amendment
- assemblyman
- assemblywoman
- constitution
- enforce
- jurisprudence
- lawmaker
- legalize
- legislate
- legislative
- legitimate
- passage
- prohibition
- proscribe
- quash
- repeal
- rescind
- rider
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constitutional adjective (HEALTH)
relating to someone's general state of health:
constitutional weakness
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Health in general
- attachment
- constitution
- constitutionally
- health
- healthful
- healthy
- hygiene
- hygienic
- public health
- sanitary
- sanitation
- shape
- unclean
- welfare
- well-being
- wellness
constitutionalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/us/ˌkɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/old-fashioned humorousa walk that you often do to keep yourself healthy:
She's nearly 86 and still takes a constitutional every morning.
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Walking and walkers
- bring/call sth/sb to heel idiom
- cavalcade
- heel
- hike
- hiker
- hoof
- hoof it idiom
- jaywalk
- pace
- parade
- ramble
- sleepwalker
- somnambulism
- step
- stretch
- stretch your legs idiom
- stride
- ticker-tape parade
- toddle
- walker
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