constitution

Noun

• a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston

• the way in which someone or something is composed

• the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states

• the act of forming or establishing something
  • the constitution of a PTA group last year
    
  • it was the establishment of his reputation
    
  • he still remembers the organization of the club
    

• law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Constitution , Old Ironsides , composition , physical composition , makeup , make-up , United States Constitution , U.S. Constitution , US Constitution , Constitution of the United States , establishment , formation , organization , organisation , fundamental law , organic law