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Definition of amendment
1a : the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a consitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure rights that were granted by amendment of the Constitutionb : an alteration proposed or effected by this process a constitutional amendment
2 : the act of amending something : correction
3 : a material (such as compost or sand) that aids plant growth indirectly by improving the condition of the soil soil amendments
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This is underscored by a spending bill recently passed by Congress that includes the Rohrbacher-Blumenauer amendment.
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A second amendment authorized borrowing $495,000 to replace North Harford Elementary School's roof.
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The amendment would have required the Air Force to regularly submit presidential travel expense reports to Congress.
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The council, in a 4-3 vote, rejected a salary amendment from Snyder that would have given him wide leeway on paying workers and would have reorganized the parks department.
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Kramer, R-11th District, successfully offered a friendly amendment to add miles to the project and divide it into two phases in order to achieve more cost-savings.
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And earlier this year, an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act was introduced that would ban the consumption of these animals nationwide.)
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City Council members Monday unanimously approved an amendment to a city parking agreement with Metra to improve safety for Elmhurst YMCA users parking on 1st Street.
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In regular session, the council approved amendments to agreements for the Palomar Station project, and with the San Elijo Hills Development Company.
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What is a constitutional amendment?
An amendment is essentially a correction. It comes in many varieties, up to and including the process of altering something through either parliamentary or constitutional procedure. In the United States, the word is often used specifically of a change to the U.S. Constitution. A constitutional amendment may be proposed by Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives or through a constitutional convention with majority votes in two-thirds of state legislatures. Once it is ratified by Congress, it must be approved by three-fourths (i.e., 38 of 50) of the states.
Origin and Etymology of amendment
see amend
AMENDMENT Defined for Kids
amendment
playDefinition of amendment for Students
: a change in wording or meaning especially in a law, bill, or motion
Law Dictionary
amendment
Legal Definition of amendment
1 : an act of amending; especially : an alteration in wording amendments to cure the defect in the pleading
2 : an alteration proposed or put into effect by parliamentary or constitutional procedure the Congress…shall propose amendments to this Constitution — U.S. Constitution art. V
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