Main entry: constitution, formation, establishment, organisation, organization
Definition: the act of forming or establishing something
Usage: the constitution of a PTA group last year; it was the establishment of his reputation; he still remembers the organization of the club
Main entry: Constitution, Old Ironsides
Definition: a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
Main entry: constitution, composition, physical composition, make-up, makeup
Definition: the way in which someone or something is composed
Main entry: organic law, constitution, fundamental law
Definition: law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Main entry: US Constitution, U.S. Constitution, United States Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States
Definition: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states