amend constitution

Frequency: 5.53.0 per million words

To make a formal change to the constitution of a country or organization.

amendVERB + NOUN

Categories:

constitution

Examples (10)

  • Parliament will vote on whether to amend the constitution.
  • The country has only amended its constitution a few times in its history.
  • The process of amending the constitution is deliberately difficult to prevent frequent changes.
  • The constitution was last amended to grant women the right to vote.
  • If the referendum passes, the government will have a mandate to amend the constitution.
  • Activists are campaigning to amend the constitution to include environmental protections.
  • A national convention was called specifically to amend the constitution.
  • They successfully amended the constitution to limit presidential terms.
  • The club's members voted to amend their constitution regarding membership rules.
  • It requires a two-thirds majority in both houses of the legislature to amend the national constitution.