state constitution

collocation in English

meaningsofstateandconstitution

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state
adjective[before noun]
uk
/steɪt/us
/steɪt/
provided, created, or done by the state (= government of ...
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constitution
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən/
the set of political principles by which a state or organization is governed, especially in relation to the rights of the people ...
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(Definition ofstateandconstitutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstate constitution

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In many states the powers of local authorities are protected by thestateconstitution.
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Thestateconstitutionforbade state officials from holding both federal and state positions simultaneously.
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In two states, it was found to violate thestateconstitutionand overturned; in the remainder of states using it, it was repealed.
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The court ruled that voters, who approved the criminalization measure, did not have authority to change thestateconstitutionprotecting one's privacy.
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In 1953, a state constitutional convention proposed eight amendments to thestateconstitution, all of which were subsequently approved by voters.
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He issued a proclamation calling for an election of delegates to a convention to create astateconstitution.
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Before the 1840s, there were several attempts to replace the colonial charter with a newstateconstitution that provided broader voting rights, but all failed.
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In 1864 the state held a constitutional convention that culminated in the passage of a newstateconstitution.
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Thestateconstitutionalso provides that state courts may act as both courts of law and courts of equity.
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In 1829, he participated in the convention to revise thestateconstitution.
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The court has original jurisdiction in a few other circumstances, as outlined in thestateconstitution.
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Following statehood in 1890, thestateconstitutionprovided for three justices.
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The bills would have imposed a hiring freeze for the state government and amended thestateconstitutionto restrict government spending and taxation.
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Soon an amendment to thestateconstitutionwas ratified to allow bond issues in the acquisition of irrigation systems.
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After the enabling act was passed, territorial legislators had a difficult time writing astateconstitution.
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In 1833, they requested separate statehood, going so far as to draft a proposedstateconstitution.
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Furthermore, property tax rates in the county were set at 20 percent, or $5 on every $100 valued, the highest allowable by thestateconstitution.
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Each state has its ownstateconstitutionand is largely autonomous in regard to its internal organisation.
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