Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
constitution
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English meaning: Constitution
Definition
The supreme law of a nation. France's Fifth Republic Constitution (1958) was written under Charles de Gaulle and created a strong executive presidency. The Preamble references the 1789 Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen — one of history's most influential human rights documents, which also inspired Indian constitutional thought.
Example
“La Constitution française de 1958 est la loi fondamentale de la Ve République.”
In English: “The French Constitution of 1958 is the fundamental law of the Fifth Republic.”
Literary Heritage
“L'homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers.”
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
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