present constitution

collocation in English

meaningsofpresentandconstitution

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present
adjective
uk
/ˈprez.ənt/us
/ˈprez.ənt/
in a ...
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constitution
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən/
the set of political principles by which a state or organization is governed, especially in relation to the rights of the people ...
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(Definition ofpresentandconstitutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpresent constitution

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Thepresentconstitutioncontains the principle of majority rule.
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Under thepresentconstitutionthat could be done, and one rather wonders whether that would be a very desirable state of affairs.
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Thepresentconstitutionof the trusts ports inhibits their development.
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The constitution should reflect reality, whereas thepresentconstitutiondistorts it.
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If theirpresentconstitution—the 1969 constitution—is continued, nothing in the future, as far as anybody can foresee, will change that situation except for the worse.
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We are not satisfied with thepresentconstitutionof those authorities.
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I am not yet in a position to contemplate any particular modification of thepresentconstitution.
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It does not mean that thepresentconstitutionis immutable.
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It is by no means certain that the principle of one man, one vote is ensured under thepresentconstitution.
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The chief executive answered the counsel for the petitioners about when he became disenchanted with thepresentconstitution.
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Yet it is up against such problems as, under itspresentconstitutionand administration.
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I take it subversive propaganda means to upset the existing form of government—to upset thepresentconstitution.
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This strongly suggests to me that thepresentconstitutionis the best which can be devised.
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This is a major advance on thepresentconstitution.
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That is a matter for them and theirpresentconstitution.
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I think it cannot work in ourpresentconstitution.
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I will not go into thepresentconstitution, but it is fair to say that the labour side has no representation as such.
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I quite agree that under thepresentconstitutionit is perfectly possible.
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Thepresentconstitutionis far from being democratic in any satisfactory sense.
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There is reason for this, in view of thepresentconstitutionof the existing wages boards.
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