A system, often a written document, which establishes the rules and principles by which an organization, or political entity, is governed.
The set of legal rules that govern the basic structures of the state and its relations with citizens
the way in which someone or something is composed
the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group"; "he still remembers the establishment of the hospital"
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
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
the act of forming or establishing something
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
the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
