amendment

[ uh-mend-muh nt ]

/ əˈmɛnd mənt /

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noun

the act of amending or the state of being amended.

an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.

a change made by correction, addition, or deletion: The editors made few amendments to the manuscript.

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

Nearby words

amenable, amend, amendatory, amende honorable, amending formula, amendment, amends, amenhotep iii, amenhotep iv, amenity, amenity bed

Origin of amendment

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

Related forms

non·a·mend·ment, nounpro·a·mend·ment, adjectivere·a·mend·ment, nounself-a·mend·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for amendments

If the first 10 amendments were each put to a vote on nation-wide ballot initiatives, how would they fare?
P.J. O’Rourke: Who Really Actually Wants This Bill of Rights?|P. J. O’Rourke|April 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The judge said the right to not be discriminated against under the First and Fourteenth amendments applies to the plaintiffs.
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It is expected to pass the Senate this week after amendments are added to expand the exception for religious organizations.
Gay Rights Bill Advances in Senate|Ben Jacobs|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is a reason for the order and priority of the amendments.
Pol Pot and Me (and Guns)|Michael Tomasky|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

One of Lee's amendments deals with border security, another with E-Verify, and the third with high-skilled visas.
On Immigration, Praise for the Tea Party|Justin Green|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rev. Olympia Brown believed that a proper interpretation of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments did confer suffrage on women.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
But when voted upon, the new constitution was lost, and with it these amendments.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
A reference to this act and amendments, as published by congress, will fully sustain all we have asserted.
Monopolies and the People|D. C. Cloud
At the next general election we will vote on these two amendments.
Citizenship|Emma Guy Cromwell
There were between two and three hundred votes against the revision or amendments.
A History of Oregon, 1792-1849|William Henry Gray

British Dictionary definitions for amendments

amendment

/ (əˈmɛndmənt) /

noun

the act of amending; correction

an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc

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amendment

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