constitutional amendment

collocation in English

meaningsofconstitutionalandamendment

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constitutional
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/
us
/ˌkɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/
allowed by or contained in ...
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amendment
noun
uk
/əˈmend.mənt/
us
/əˈmend.mənt/
a change or changes made to the words of ...
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(Definition ofconstitutionalandamendmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconstitutional amendment

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Moreover, the process ofconstitutionalamendmentrequired the concurrence of the legislative branch.
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In the electoral reforms of 1996, a proposedconstitutionalamendmentwould ban sector based affiliation to any party.
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This article has highlighted the importance of protecting these documents by setting in place effective formal safeguards against their being undermined throughconstitutionalamendment.
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The facts of the issue, however, are here less important than whether one can say that the controversialconstitutionalamendmentwas carried by popular will.
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Second, it is an inconvenient procedure if theconstitutionalamendmentis of a minor nature.
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However, a discussion of this point is outside the scope of this article which is solely concerned with the formal procedures forconstitutionalamendment.
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It is not necessary to make a choice betweenconstitutionalamendmentas "high" politics or as "ordinar y" politics.
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There was concern over a proposedconstitutionalamendmentrepealing the one-term limit for governors.
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However, with aconstitutionalamendmentthe centre can make mandatory on the states, changes in the structure of urban governance and resource mobilization.
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The legislature itself was totally dominated by government supporters, and the two-thirds special majority for theconstitutionalamendmentwas easily obtained.
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Interest in the politics ofconstitutionalamendmenthas increased dramatically over the past decade.
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The competitive process has imposed frequent legislative changes, and occasionallyconstitutionalamendment.
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In addition, a key 1997constitutionalamendmentlowered the requirement for a vote of no confidence from a two-thirds majority to a simple majority.
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A double majority is required for adoption of a detailedconstitutionalamendment.
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The interest in aconstitutionalamendmentthat would facilitate intergovernmental co-operation demonstrated that 'national planning was a live possibility in the early republic' (p. 108).
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House moderates defeated a proposal to submit to the voters for ratification aconstitutionalamendmentthat would do so.
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One has to note that the federal government, after theconstitutionalamendmenthad successfully passed the obligatory referendum, had gained responsibility but there still was not any implementing legislation.
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Passage of the joint resolution to propose aconstitutionalamendmentto balance the budget by the year 2002 or two years after ratification by three-quarters of the states.
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Monroe thought aconstitutionalamendmentwas necessary for federal aid to internal improvements, but he supported both the national 64.
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