noun phrase · academic
constitutional amendment
UK/ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt/US/ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt/con·sti·TU·tion·al a·MEND·ment
An official change or addition made to a country's constitution.
Examples
“Debating a constitutional amendment often divides lawmakers for months.”
“A constitutional amendment requires a supermajority in many countries.”
“Citizens campaigned for a constitutional amendment to protect minority rights.”
Band 8 sentence
“Proposing a constitutional amendment is a fraught process that often exposes fundamental disagreements about the nature of the state.”
Collocations
- propose a constitutional amendment
- ratify a constitutional amendment
- introduce a constitutional amendment
Word family
Common mistakes
change the constitution→constitutional amendment
amendment of constitution→constitutional amendment
Say it for a higher band
5change the constitution→6amend the constitution→7+constitutional amendment
Synonyms
constitutional reform
Easily confused
constitutional reform
“The committee recommended a package of constitutional reforms rather than a single amendment.”
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