1. (law) law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
   "The constitution serves as the fundamental law of the nation";
   - fundamental law, organic law
    
2. The act of forming or establishing something
   "the constitution of a PTA group last year";
   - establishment, formation, organization, organisation [Brit]
    
3. The way in which someone or something is composed
   "The physical constitution of the rock revealed its volcanic origin";
   - composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up

1. (law) the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
   - United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution of the United States
    
2. 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
   - USS Constitution, Old Ironsides

Derived forms: constitutions

Type of: beginning, commencement, law, property, sailing warship, start

Encyclopedia: Constitution, Law and Justice Committee