constitution   (Sound)

The noun constitution has 5 senses

• fundamental law, organic law, constitution -- (law determining the fundamental political principles of a government)


• constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation -- (the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club")


• United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States -- (the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states)


• constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up -- (the way in which someone or something is composed)


• Constitution, Old Ironsides -- (a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston)