draft constitution

collocation in English

meaningsofdraftandconstitution

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draft
adjective[before noun]
uk
/drɑːft/us
/dræft/
A draft plan, document, etc. is in its first form, including the main points but not all ...
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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 ofdraftandconstitutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdraft constitution

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There were over two hundred objections from townships within the state to thedraftconstitution.
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There were no doubt reasons for the rejection of thedraftconstitutionby extremists on both sides.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Representatives of all parties and ethnic groups should be able to contribute to a newdraftconstitutionbefore it is submitted to a referendum.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Is adraftconstitutionfor a federal state to be devised, yes or no?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There is a willingness to amend thedraftconstitutionin this regard.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
A referendum on a widely criticised and controversialdraftconstitution.
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I want to consider some aspects of thedraftconstitution.
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In many ways, we should not be looking at thedraftconstitution, but should be considering what will come next.
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He voted against a referendum on a specificdraftconstitution.
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I shall try to deal with some of the larger aspects of this subject and not with such details as thedraftconstitution.
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Can he reassure us that other sections of thedraftconstitutionwill deal with that?
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The publication of thedraftconstitutionthat we are considering will give further impetus to those very forces.
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The newdraftconstitutionis by no means a blueprint for despotism.
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Remarkably, however, there is now provision in thedraftconstitutionfor that proposal to be put in hand even before the constitution has been ratified.
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The passing of adraftconstitutionis a major gain, but it has not yet beer put into effect.
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You did not expressly defend thedraftconstitution.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In the same way, the matter of equal opportunities for women must be enshrined in the newdraftconstitution.
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Thisdraftconstitution, which seeks to smother individual states, is, in my opinion, incompatible with democratic expression.
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Next, the government will eventually have to produce reforms, which will inevitably have to lead to a newdraftconstitution.
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Many of the anxieties about safeguards arise because those safeguards are not yet to be seen in adraftconstitution.
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