Collocations for constitution - noun

federal, state
democratic
written
Britain does not have a written constitution.

unwritten
draft, proposed
new
interim, permanent

draft, draw up, prepare, write
plans to draft a new constitution

have
adopt, approve, enact, promulgate, ratify, sign
The new constitution will be adopted next year.

amend, change, rewrite
A resolution to amend the constitution gained support.
Parliament will vote to change the constitution.

interpret
The president felt free to interpret the constitution as he saw fit.

uphold
violate
The president's actions violate the constitution.

reject, suspend
The constitution was suspended and the army was placed in full control.

be enshrined in
These principles are enshrined in the country's constitution.

allow sth, guarantee sth, provide sth, provide for sth, require sth, say sth, stipulate sth
The constitution stipulated that a general election must be held within 120 days.

forbid sth, prohibit sth

according to a/the constitution, under a/the constitution
Under the constitution, an election must be called every five years.

in a/the constitution
These rights are established in the federal constitution.

an amendment to a constitution
a clause in a constitution
the principles of a constitution
the provisions of a constitution, the terms of a constitution

good, strong
delicate, weak
physical

have
The child had a weak constitution and was always ill.