Words / B2

konst-i-TYOOSH-uh-nl/ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənl/

Constitutional means relating to a constitution, or allowed by it; as an old-fashioned noun, a walk for health: a constitutional crisis; a constitutional monarch. Legal and statutory are related; unconstitutional is the opposite. A constitutional crisis still needs a named convention. Mix-up: constitutional vs constituent; conscription; do not write constitutional for a fitness slogan unless the source is that dated walk.

Meaning

Relating to a constitution, or allowed by it; also (old-fashioned noun) a walk for health.

Examples

• “A constitutional crisis still needs a named convention, the citizenship paper said.”
• “A constitutional monarch featured in the comparative source, which is the limited-monarchy sense — still name the state.”

Good to know

a constitutional crisis / right / monarch; unconstitutional. Related: statutory / legal. Dated noun: a walk. Trap: constituent. Citizenship and history. Of a constitution, or allowed by it — name the convention or the clause.

Near in meaning

statutory, legal, chartered

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