Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
constitución
/constitución/Roman
English meaning: Constitution
Definition
The supreme law of a nation establishing the framework of government and guaranteeing fundamental rights. Spain's 1978 Constitution marked the end of the Franco dictatorship and Spain's successful transition to democracy, widely studied as a model of democratic consolidation.
Example
“La Constitución Española fue aprobada en 1978 tras la dictadura.”
In English: “The Spanish Constitution was approved in 1978 after the dictatorship.”
Literary Heritage
“Que el mayor bien del hombre es la libertad.”
“That man's greatest good is freedom.”
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