English noun: United States Constitution |
1. | United States Constitution (communication) the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states |
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| Synonyms | Constitution, Constitution of the United States, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution |
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| Instance hypernym | constitution, fundamental law, organic law |
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| Part holonym | advice and consent, Bill of Rights, Eighteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Nineteenth Amendment |
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| Domain category | jurisprudence, law |
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