constitutional duty

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meaningsofconstitutionalandduty

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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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duty
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdʒuː.ti/us
/ˈduː.t̬i/
something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing ...
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(Definition ofconstitutionalanddutyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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State legislatures have aconstitutionaldutynot to enact laws that unjustifiably discriminate against speech.
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British civil servants have a clearconstitutionaldutyto obey their ministers.
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That is theirconstitutionalduty.
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That is theconstitutionalduty.
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That is ourconstitutionalduty.
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It is not myconstitutionalduty.
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They are carrying out theirconstitutionalduty.
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He wants me to say what is myconstitutionalduty.
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It may well be ourconstitutionaldutyto do so.
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We did not so read ourconstitutionalduty.
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That was aconstitutionaldutygiven to us.
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Indeed, they have aconstitutionaldutyto do so.
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Why have they refrained from enforcing the law which is their clear andconstitutionalduty?
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I do not think they have ever exceeded theirconstitutionaldutysince 1911.
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I hope that it has the guts to do its popular andconstitutionalduty.
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I believe that we are not fulfilling ourconstitutionaldutyto examine legislation thoroughly.
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If others are to blame, he has aconstitutionaldutyto perform.
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In other words, we are not being permitted to do ourconstitutionalduty.
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That is the constitutional practice andconstitutionaldutyat any rate in recent years.
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It is ourconstitutionaldutyto revise and therefore to send amendments back to another place.
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The debate was not a mistake; it was ourconstitutionaldutyto have it.
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I have great confidence in the ability of the hereditary peers to do theirconstitutionalduty.
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We do not know whether the head of state has fulfilled herconstitutionalduty.
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We have done what we believe to be ourconstitutionalduty; the consequences are of their making.
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I believe that, having performed ourconstitutionaldutyto send it back, we should let the matter rest.
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