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Amend as a verb means to change or modify something, as in:
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Amend as a verb means to change or modify something, as in:
  • Constitutional amendment
    Constitutional amendment
    A constitutional amendment is a change to the constitution of a nation or a state. In jurisdictions with "rigid" or "entrenched" constitutions, amendments require a special procedure different from that used for enacting ordinary laws.-Referendum:...

  • Amend (motion)
    Amend (motion)
    -Explanation and Use:-Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised :Any main motion and any motion to amend may be amended. In addition, secondary motions that, by their nature, include a variable element, also may be amended...

    , a motion to modify a pending main motion
    Main motion
    A main motion, in parliamentary procedure, is a motion that brings business before the assembly. Main motions are made while no other motion is pending...

     in parliamentary procedure
    Parliamentary procedure
    Parliamentary procedure is the body of rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings and other operations of clubs, organizations, legislative bodies, and other deliberative assemblies...

  • Amend something previously adopted, a motion to modify a previously adopted motion


Amend as a surname may refer refer to:
  • Bill Amend
    Bill Amend
    Bill Amend is an American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip FoxTrot.Born as William J. C. Amend III, Amend attended high school in Burlingame, California where he was a cartoonist on his school newspaper. Amend is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America...

     (born 1962), American cartoonist
  • Eric Amend
    Eric Amend
    Eric Amend is a former tennis player from the United States, who participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics for his native country....

     (born 1965), former tennis player


Amend as an organization name may refer refer to:
  • Amend.org, A US-based not-for-profit that implements childhood injury prevention programs in Africa.
  • A.M.E.N.D., A UK-based charity, The Association for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Disorders.