constitution Definition

constitution
noun

1. A set of rules governing an organization.
2. The supreme laws and rights upon which a country or state is founded, especially when it is seen as embodying the rights of its people.
3. In the US, Australia, etc: the legislation which states such laws and rights.

Form: Constitution (often)
4. A set of rules governing an organization.
5. The way in which something is formed or made up.

Thesaurus: make-up, nature, disposition, character, essence, structure, organization.
6. One's physical make-up, health, temperament, etc.

Thesaurus: health, vitality, physique.
7. The act of forming or constituting.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin constitutio arrangement or physical make-up, from constitutere to establish.