constitutional
adjective
, -shə-nᵊl, -ˈtyü-\
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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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In April Egyptians approved constitutional amendments that allow Mr Sisi (now the president) to rule until 2030. — The Economist, "Muhammad Morsi, Egypt’s only democratic ruler, dies in court," 17 June 2019 The audit, the first in the commission’s 59-year history, recommended a raft of changes — from moving out of its expensive and over-sized offices in San Francisco to a constitutional amendment that would completely restructure the agency. — Nico Savidge, The Mercury News, "California’s troubled judicial misconduct watchdog may miss key deadlines to improve," 13 June 2019 Legislators moved toward one potential solution Wednesday by overwhelmingly advancing a constitutional amendment, 147-48, that would impose an additional tax on people making $1 million or more. — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, "Baker says the T is heading in the ‘right direction.’ To critics, that’s ‘a little bit baffling’," 12 June 2019 House Majority Leader Matt Ritter of Hartford said the best move may be to put the question to the voters by placing it on the ballot as a constitutional amendment that could be decided in 2020 or 2022. — Christopher Keating, courant.com, "Tolls, marijuana, sports betting: What happened with the major issues before the Connecticut legislature?," 9 June 2019 Lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment that will ask voters to change the state's constitution to allow for a progressive income tax that would impose higher taxes on higher wage earners. — Dan Mccaleb, Daily Southtown, "McCaleb: Lawmakers 'hard work' pays off for them, not taxpayers," 7 June 2019 The best mechanism for reform would be a constitutional amendment. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "A Better Way to Fix the Supreme Court," 4 June 2019 As the paper further explained, Sir David Manning, who is the former British ambassador to the U.S., as well as a special adviser on constitutional and international affairs to both Prince Harry and Prince William, is spearheading the plan. — Stacey Leasca, Glamour, "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Reportedly Might Be Moving to Africa," 21 Apr. 2019 After the regime ends, this path must continue with free and fair elections for a constitutional assembly. — Reza Pahlavi, WSJ, "Iranians Want Our Country Back," 15 Aug. 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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