constitutional
adjective
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Synonyms: Adjective
built-in, constitutive, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, ingrained (also engrained), inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural
Synonyms: Noun
amble, perambulation, ramble, range, saunter, stroll, turn, walk, wander
Antonyms: Adjective
adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic
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the constitutional guarantee of free speech a constitutional right to vote Constitutional symptoms of the disease include headache and fever. He has a constitutional dislike of controversy.Noun
She's gone out for her morning constitutional. went for my evening constitutional in the park
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Jassy noted any law-enforcement agency that violates AWS' terms of service or is found guilty of a constitutional rights violation would have to curtail using the product, but stressed the regulatory imperative is mainly on governments. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Can Anyone Stop Our Slide into Face-Scanning Dystopia?," 9 Nov. 2018 And technicalities can matter in constitutional law. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "Court: Teen’s driving killed someone, but he can’t be forced to give up passcode," 28 Oct. 2018 According to [Professor Michael Klarman, a professor of constitutional law at Harvard Law School, Democrats swept the 1874 midterms, essentially ending Reconstruction. — Rachel Janfaza, Teen Vogue, "These 3 Midterms Elections Prove That Off-Year Elections Really Matter," 26 Oct. 2018 Months later, the young king caused a constitutional crisis by proposing to American divorcée Wallis Simpson. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "QUIZ: How Well Do You Know the History of the Royal Family?," 7 Aug. 2018 Iraqis hope their judges will stave off a constitutional crisis. — The Economist, "Burnt votes and an election recount might plunge Iraq into crisis," 14 June 2018 For the President to pardon himself would be a constitutional crisis. — Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky professor: Trump pardoning himself a 'constitutional crisis'," 4 June 2018 Trump's own revolt against the boundaries of his power has the country perpetually on the cusp of a constitutional crisis. — Stephen Collinson, CNN, "America should be more at ease than this," 2 June 2018 Photo: m a pushpa kumara/epa-efe/rex/Shutterstock This week, Sri Lanka’s supreme court is expected to decide whether Mr. Sirisena’s move was constitutional. — Bill Spindle, WSJ, "Sri Lanka’s Crisis of Too Many Prime Ministers Barrels Toward a Climax," 4 Dec. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But the Rabbit kept going, disappearing into the mist long before Herr Doktor finished his constitutionals. — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, "The Unwritten Rules of Sportsmanship," 15 May 2018 Among the dissenting Islamist movements is the Saadet Party, a movement made up of ultraconservatives that in some ways is the intellectual predecessor to the AKP, but whose leadership actively campaigned against the April constitutional changes. — Umar Farooq, latimes.com, "Erdogan's authoritarian style and pragmatic foreign policy turn some Turkish Islamists against him," 10 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'constitutional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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