Definition

1. Noun:
   • A formal change or addition to a document, law, or proposal: An "amendment" is a statement that is added to or revises a text, such as a bill, contract, or constitution, to improve, correct, or update it.
   • The act of making such a change: "Amendment" can also refer to the process or act of amending or correcting something.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of speech.
  • The committee proposed an amendment to the original proposal to clarify its goals.
  • The contract required a minor amendment before both parties would sign.

Advanced Usage

• "To move an amendment": To formally propose a change to a document or law during a debate or meeting.
  • The senator moved an amendment to increase funding for education.
• "Subject to amendment": Indicating that something is not final and may be changed.
  • This schedule is provisional and subject to amendment.

Variants and Related Words

• Amend (verb): To make changes to a text to improve or correct it.
  • The author agreed to amend the manuscript based on the editor's feedback.
• Amendable (adjective): Capable of being amended or corrected.
  • The clause is amendable with the consent of all parties.

Synonyms

• Revision: A change or set of changes designed to improve a text.
• Modification: A change, often small, to something.
• Correction: A change that fixes an error or mistake.

Related Phrases

• Constitutional amendment: A formal change to the text of a constitution.
  • Ratifying a constitutional amendment is a lengthy process.
• Amendment process: The procedure required to formally change a document or law.
  • The amendment process for the bylaws requires a two-thirds majority vote.

Idioms

• A house in need of amendment: (Less common) Used figuratively to describe something that requires significant correction or improvement.
  • His argument was a house in need of amendment, full of logical flaws.

Noun

1. a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
2. the act of amending or correcting