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constitutional
English
Etymology
From constitution +? -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Constitution is derived from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin c?nstit?ti?, c?nstit?ti?nem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from c?nstitu? (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”) (from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + statu? (“to set up, station; to establish; to determine, fix”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh?- (“to stand (up)”))) + -ti? (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions), -ti?nem (accusative singular of -ti?).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?nst??tju??(?)n(?)l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?nst??t(j)u?(?)n(?)l/, /-st?-/
- Hyphenation: con?sti?tu?tion?al
Adjective
constitutional (comparative more constitutional, superlative most constitutional)
- Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind.
- For the benefit of one's constitution or health.
- Relating to the constitution or composition of something; essential, fundamental.
- (law)
- Relating to a legal or political constitution (“the basic law of a nation or institution; the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institution”).
- In compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution.
- Antonyms: anticonstitutional, nonconstitutional, unconstitutional
- (also politics) Of a monarch: having a purely ceremonial role, or possessing powers limited by a constitution rather than plenary or unlimited powers.
- Relating to a legal or political constitution (“the basic law of a nation or institution; the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institution”).
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Noun
constitutional (plural constitutionals)
- A walk that is taken regularly for good health and wellbeing.
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References
Further reading
- constitution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- constitution (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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parliamentary
English
Etymology
parliament +? -ary
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??l??m?nt(?)?i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??l??m?nt??i/
- Rhymes: -?nt??i
Adjective
parliamentary (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
- Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow.
- Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
- Britain is a parliamentary democracy.
- (Britain, historical, railways) Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.
Derived terms
- parliamentary train
Translations
Noun
parliamentary (plural parliamentaries)
- (Britain, historical) A parliamentary train.
parliamentary From the web:
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