Constitution, The

noun

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

Example Sentences

In the meantime — and these truly are mean times, both in material and spiritual terms — we will serve the public good by standing up for the Constitution, the rule of law and the nonpartisan civil service, and we will argue for our own ideas on how we might make a better union.

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"The First Vice-President does not have constitutional immunity, according to the transitional constitution," the judge ruled.

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He argues that, in stark contrast to the United States - where free speech is protected by the first amendment to the constitution, "the UK has, with increasing vigour, been curbing what one is allowed to say, all in the name of fighting racism, sexism, Islamophobia, transgenderism, climate-change denial and whatever else the woke extremists conjure up".

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“If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn’t have bothered to write it into the Constitution,” the writers group said.

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They represent the country abroad, take centre stage at major national events, and are responsible for ensuring that the constitution – the set of rules for government and politics - is followed.

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