Constitution
Constitution noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.
Usage example: the constitution against murder is universal among civilized societies
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Synonyms for Constitution
Decree and constitution are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decree" instead a noun "Constitution".
Decree
Decree noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.
Constitution and decree are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Constitution" instead a noun "Decree".
Both words in one sentence
- Germany's constitution under the Weimar Republic included Article 48, which allowed the President to rule by decree without consulting the Reichstag, Germany's parliament.
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Part of this may have been due to an earlier invocation of this trope that ended catastrophically for Germany — in the Weimar Constitution, during emergencies, the Chancellor could be allowed to rule by decree if the Reichstag consented for the duration of the emergency.
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