written constitution

collocation in English

meaningsofwrittenandconstitution

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written
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪt.ən/us
/ˈrɪt̬.ən/
expressed in writing, or ...
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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 ofwrittenandconstitutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Each presented a particular message about the need for a new,writtenconstitutionand, more fundamentally, a change in the constitutional system.
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Just about ever y state in the world has awrittenconstitution.
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A review of the events that did lead to a new,writtenconstitutionin 1818 confirms the analyses in the previous parts.
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In the end, it demanded awrittenconstitution, one drafted in special convention and approved directly by the people.
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Important institutions ensured that the 1804 campaign for awrittenconstitutionwould fail.
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In 1804, there would be no change from unwritten towrittenconstitution.
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The device used by most modern countries to ensure the rights of minorities is awrittenconstitution, to which any group or individual may appeal.
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Only a very small minority belongs to formal associations with awrittenconstitution, elected officers, and paid staff.
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Challengers asserted that the state was without a constitution; they very publicly campaigned for an explicitlywrittenconstitution.
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I then examine the extended campaign to enact awrittenconstitutionthat finally took place in 1818, to illustrate the waning of the people's support for the ruling regime.
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Fuller (1968/1981) tells a tale about a newly created nation that adopts awrittenconstitution.
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My country's new constitution is a democratic,writtenconstitution.
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In a country that has nowrittenconstitution, this is starkly true.
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It has nowrittenconstitution, but it has had until recently some very strong constitutional practices.
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We know that there is nowrittenconstitutionand there are no rights under it.
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Our country has nowrittenconstitution, and it has no rules about spending and advertising on various campaigns.
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This country has nowrittenconstitutionand no constitutional guarantees.
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There is nowrittenconstitutionand, therefore, there is no one who can arbitrate about our conduct.
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One might say that there is nowrittenconstitution; indeed, that is one of the things which people are taught in history.
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It underlines the importance of our duty in the context of a society that has nowrittenconstitution.
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