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amendment

[ uh-mend-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act of amending or the state of being amended.
  2. an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
  3. a change made by correction, addition, or deletion:

    The editors made few amendments to the manuscript.

  4. Horticulture. a soil-conditioning substance that promotes plant growth indirectly by improving such soil qualities as porosity, moisture retention, and pH balance.


amendment

/ əˈɛԻ峾əԳ /

noun

  1. the act of amending; correction
  2. an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amendment1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word amendement. See amend, -ment
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The 1947 Taft-Hartley amendments to the act placed restrictions on unions and workers, yet unions continued to grow for nearly a decade after its enactment.

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Crawford had opposed the voter ID constitutional amendment.

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Some of Trump’s most prominent current and former attorneys doubt that the president has a path to a third term, absent a laborious, politically challenging and time-consuming constitutional amendment.

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However, the high bar for constitutional amendments makes Ogles' proposal a pipe dream - although it got people talking.

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The narrowly written proposed amendment would only allow for presidents who served non-consecutive terms to qualify, thereby ruling out the return of long-time Trump foe, President Barack Obama.

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