Constitution, The

American  

noun

1. an American 44-gun frigate, famous for its exploits in the War of 1812 and popularly called “Old Ironsides.”

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Example Sentences

"Under our Constitution, the power to initiate war rests solely with Congress," he said.

From Barron's

Under Iran's constitution, the selection of a new supreme leader falls to the Assembly of Experts - an 88-member clerical body elected by popular vote for eight-year terms.

From BBC

Under the post-war constitution, the royal family holds no political power.

From Barron's

The nation’s second-largest school district is acting illegally under both the California and the federal Constitution, the suit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet The Nation’s Elie Mystal noticed something unusual about the publication date of Alito’s forthcoming doorstopper “So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and the Country.”

From Salon