constitution
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Last week, Abdi announced that the integration of the Kurdish administration with the Syrian state was complete, adding: "Our struggle will continue, to cement our people's rights in the constitution."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The constitution limits the president from unilaterally interfering with local laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
In his speech, András Baka promised the broadest possible debate on the creation of a new constitution.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Magyar has indicated the new president would only serve part of his term, until the completion of a process to replace the Orban-era Basic Law with a constitution drafted through wide public participation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The first nineteen articles of its constitution guarantee the inalienable rights of every German citizen.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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States have a “wide degree of discretion” to design their tax systems — including how they define income — so long as they do not violate their constitutions, Jurow Kleiman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
It added that "rights are not protected by temporary decrees, but... through permanent constitutions that express the will of the people and all components" of society.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
In response to the decree, the Kurdish administration in Syria's north and north-east said it was "a first step" but called for "permanent constitutions that express the will of the people", rather than "temporary decrees".
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
North Dakota and Nebraska actually have a version of this in their constitutions: Their state Supreme Courts can only strike down laws when a supermajority of justices finds them unconstitutional.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
Nomadic bands that stalked wild sheep gradually altered the constitutions of the herds on which they preyed.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Vocabulary lists containing constitution
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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The Bill of Rights
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