amend·able
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Definition of amendable
: capable of being amended : able to be revised or altered
The contract is currently amendable, and Frontier flight attendants voted in November to strike unless their demands are met.— Megan Cerullo The Constitution has biblical status for the nation, but it is understood to be amendable because it serves a principle more ultimate than itself—that of the sovereignty of the people.— E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
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“Amendable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amendable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.
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