proposed constitution

collocation in English

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proposed
adjective
uk
/prəˈpəʊzd/us
/prəˈpoʊzd/
suggested as a possible plan or action for people ...
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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 ofproposedandconstitutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 1864 anotherproposedconstitutionwas rejected, 4,672 to 1,520.
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The next year aproposedconstitutionwas approved by a closer vote, 3,025 to 2,870.
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Despite the limited number of authors and subject matter, the articles cover nearly every phase of theproposedconstitution.
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The move to a large national government as outlined in theproposedconstitutionof 1787 necessitated the dramatic broadening of the electoral constituency.
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We also talk about valid rules under extinct legal systems and about what rights and powers aproposedconstitutionwould confer, in each case free from any 11.
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If the early reports of theproposedconstitutionare right, then, of course, this country could not be a partner in that kind of constitution.
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Theproposedconstitutionis designed to prevent majority rule.
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If our only defence of theproposedconstitutionis that the alternative is withdrawal, it has no defence at all.
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Let us look at theproposedconstitutionfor the central bank.
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I want to talk about one aspect of theproposedconstitution: the relationship between foreign policy and development policy—the world of international development.
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This weekend, the final drafting session on theproposedconstitutiontakes place.
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Their differences were not about the principle of independence but about the details of theproposedconstitutionand the method and timing.
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Our scheme outlines theproposedconstitution, method of election, and functions of these committees.
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Not only is theproposedconstitutionriddled with discrimination, but the proposed commission will have no power, presumably, to deal with that.
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As to the fourth principle, progress towards ending racial discrimination, the most blatant and obvious racial dis- crimination is theproposedconstitutionitself.
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Theproposedconstitutioncynically turns truth on its head, and freedom with it.
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The precise appointment is a matter for theproposedconstitutionto be made in accordance with what is required by the parties.
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We are quite satisfied that it is right to model theproposedconstitutionon those for the river authorities.
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I need not, at this point, outline theproposedconstitution.
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Theproposedconstitutionis similar to those under which the other associated states became independent.
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