amendment

[ uh-mend-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of amending or the state of being amended.
2. an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
3. a change made by correction, addition, or deletion:

   The editors made few amendments to the manuscript.

4. Horticulture. a soil-conditioning substance that promotes plant growth indirectly by improving such soil qualities as porosity, moisture retention, and pH balance.

amendment

/ əˈmɛndmənt /

noun

1. the act of amending; correction
2. an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc

Other Words From

• nona·mendment noun
• proa·mendment adjective
• rea·mendment noun
• self-a·mendment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of amendment¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word amendement. See amend, -ment

Example Sentences

It passed the Senate’s appropriations committee Thursday, but did so with amendments that have not yet been released.

From Voice of San Diego

The regulations, known as The Electronics and postal communications amendment, also require foreign journalists working with their local colleagues to be accompanied by a government-appointed officer when covering local stories.

From Quartz

After the passage of the amendment, women were not broadly mobilized, and in many places, women of color continued to face barriers to voting.

From FiveThirtyEight

A century ago today, the 19th amendment of the US Constitution was ratified.

From Quartz

Everyone deserves the ERA—a constitutional amendment that lives forever—and I have faith that we will get it.

From Fortune

Open-carry activists are known for baiting cops into on-camera arguments about the Second Amendment and state laws.

From The Daily Beast

They would not, for example, supersede federal law regarding the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment.

From The Daily Beast

Either we believe the First Amendment is worth defending or we do not.

From The Daily Beast

They then would expect the Senate to strip that amendment and compromise simply on keeping government open for 60 days.

From The Daily Beast

Why are “threats,” unlike other scary speech, outside the protection of the First Amendment?

From The Daily Beast

Consequently an amendment may be made diminishing the weekly allowance to a member who is sick, and also the time of allowing it.

From Project Gutenberg

By the fourteenth amendment to the federal constitution their rights and privileges have been further secured.

From Project Gutenberg

A partial amendment has taken place, and still greater improvements are about to be made.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the first effects of this amendment in Virginia was a legislative enactment requiring all women to pay the poll tax.

From Project Gutenberg

(i) The gazetting of the outstanding regulations empowered by the 1934 and 1953 Amendment Acts.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• act
• bill
• clause
• measure
• modification
• motion
• revision
• suggestion