Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is. When these principles are written down into a single collection or set of legal documents, those documents may be said to comprise a written constitution.
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Famous quotes containing the word constitution:
“A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.”
—Aristotle (384–323 B.C.)
“Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.”
—Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)
“The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers’ document. It is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the spirit of the age. Its prescriptions are clear and we know what they are ... but life is always your last and most authoritative critic.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)