constitutional text
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconstitutionalandtext
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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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text
noun
uk/tekst/us/tekst/
the written words in a book, magazine, etc., not ...
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(Definition ofconstitutionalandtextfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofconstitutional text
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There are powerful reasons-for example, of democracy and fairness-for giving great weight to the plain meaning of theconstitutionaltext.
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Then we have extracts read to us fromconstitutionaltext-books.
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It is a question of knowing, firstly, why we need thisconstitutionaltext.
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I welcome your commitment to the substance of theconstitutionaltext.
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Cherry-picking from theconstitutionaltext, at this stage at least, would be unproductive.
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In spite of that, that requirement endures in theconstitutionaltextthat will form the basis of the final negotiations.
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They then said that might in the long term lead to a constitution, or aconstitutionaltext.
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We shall also be offered aconstitutionaltextand, probably, some sort of pruning of the legal instruments, which number more than 20.
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This is different from theconstitutionaltextthat calls for an ever more far-reaching liberalisation of services and free, unadulterated competition.
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The proposals are, of course, as has been said by other speakers, very much the same as those contained in the originalconstitutionaltext.
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They often self-consciously borrowedconstitutionaltextand provisions from other states.
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What is objectionable about the draft before us is, among other things, that it gives primacy not just to legislative provisions but to theconstitutionaltextitself.
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Be careful then because, when we open a debate on what aconstitutionaltextdoes or does not contain, perhaps we should first of all clear up a misunderstanding.
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As the deadline for the adoption of aconstitutionaltextapproached, however, many issues were hashed out in private meetings between the parties' representatives.
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The question was modified to specify theconstitutionaltextwas intended to modify, and try there are no ambiguities in trying to interpret it.
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