Constitution (disambiguation)
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Constitution or constitutional may refer to:
  • Constitution (political), the highest laws of a sovereign state, a federated state, a country or other polity
  • Constitution (corporate)
    Constitution (corporate)
    A constitution is the set of regulations which govern the conduct of non-political entities, whether incorporated or not. Such entities include corporations and voluntary associations....

    , the regulations governing the affairs of a legal person

Specific national constitutions

  • Australia Constitution of Australia
    Constitution of Australia
    The Constitution of Australia is the supreme law under which the Australian Commonwealth Government operates. It consists of several documents. The most important is the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia...

  • Canada Constitution of Canada
    Constitution of Canada
    The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada; the country's constitution is an amalgamation of codified acts and uncodified traditions and conventions. It outlines Canada's system of government, as well as the civil rights of all Canadian citizens and those in Canada...

  • Fiji Constitution of Fiji
    Constitution of Fiji
    The 1997 Constitution of Fiji was the supreme law of Fiji from its adoption in 1997 until 2009 when President Josefa Iloilo purported to abrogate it. It was also suspended for a period following the 2000 coup d'état led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama....

  • France Constitution of France
    Constitution of France
    The current Constitution of France was adopted on 4 October 1958. It is typically called the Constitution of the Fifth Republic, and replaced that of the Fourth Republic dating from 1946. Charles de Gaulle was the main driving force in introducing the new constitution and inaugurating the Fifth...

  • Germany Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
    Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
    The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the constitution of Germany. It was formally approved on 8 May 1949, and, with the signature of the Allies of World War II on 12 May, came into effect on 23 May, as the constitution of those states of West Germany that were initially included...

  • India Constitution of India
    Constitution of India
    The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions, and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens...

  • Ireland Constitution of Ireland
    Constitution of Ireland
    The Constitution of Ireland is the fundamental law of the Irish state. The constitution falls broadly within the liberal democratic tradition. It establishes an independent state based on a system of representative democracy and guarantees certain fundamental rights, along with a popularly elected...

  • Japan Constitution of Japan
    Constitution of Japan
    The is the fundamental law of Japan. It was enacted on 3 May, 1947 as a new constitution for postwar Japan.-Outline:The constitution provides for a parliamentary system of government and guarantees certain fundamental rights...

  • Malaysia Constitution of Malaysia
    Constitution of Malaysia
    The Federal Constitution of Malaysia, which came into force in 1957, is the supreme law of Malaysia. The Federation was initially called the Federation of Malaya and it adopted its present name, Malaysia, when the States of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined the Federation...

  • Philippines Constitution of the Philippines
    Constitution of the Philippines
    The Constitution of the Philippines is the supreme law of the Philippines.The Constitution currently in effect was enacted in 1987, during the administration of President Corazon Aquino, and is popularly known as the "1987 Constitution"...

  • United Kingdom Constitution of the United Kingdom
    Constitution of the United Kingdom
    The constitution of the United Kingdom is the set of laws and principles under which the United Kingdom is governed.Unlike many other nations, the UK has no single core constitutional document. In this sense, it is said not to have a written constitution but an uncodified one...

  • United States United States Constitution
    United States Constitution
    The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...


Ships and vehicles

  • SS Constitution
    SS Constitution
    The SS Constitution was an ocean liner owned by American Export Lines. She was commissioned in 1951. She sailed on the New York-Genoa-Naples and Gibraltar route to Europe...

    , a passenger ship, commissioned in 1951, the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, a battlecruiser canceled when partially complete in 1923
  • Constitution class starship (Star Trek)
    Constitution class starship (Star Trek)
    In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Constitution class is a Starfleet starship type that began service in the mid-23rd century.-Depiction:...

    , a class of starship in the fictional Star Trek series, of which the original Enterprise was one
  • Space Shuttle Enterprise
    Space Shuttle Enterprise
    The Space Shuttle Enterprise was the first Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight...

     was originally to be named Constitution
  • R6V Constitution, a US Navy aircraft built by Lockheed

Other uses

  • British Constitution
    British Constitution (solitaire)
    British Constitution is a solitaire card game which is played with two decks of playing cards. It is a card game with a high chance in winning.First, the kings, queens, and aces are removed from the stock...

    , a card game
  • Health
    Health
    Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...

    , the well-being of an organism
  • Walking
    Walking
    Walking is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step...

    , to maintain or improve health (as in "daily constitutional")
  • Apostolic constitution
    Apostolic constitution
    An apostolic constitution is the highest level of decree issued by the Pope. The use of the term constitution comes from Latin constitutio, which referred to any important law issued by the Roman emperor, and is retained in church documents because of the inheritance that the canon law of the...

    , the highest level of decree issued by a Pope
  • Apostolic constitutions
    Apostolic Constitutions
    The Apostolic Constitutions is a Christian collection of eight treatises which belongs to genre of the Church Orders. The work can be dated from 375 to 380 AD. The provenience is usually regarded as Syria, probably Antioch...

    , a collection of Early Christian canon law
  • Constitution Island
    Constitution Island
    Constitution Island is an island in the Hudson River, at West Point, New York. It is part of the grounds of the United States Army Garrison, West Point. United States Military Academy...

    , part of the West Point Military Academy
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