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amendment
[ uh-mend-muhnt ]
noun
- an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
- a change made by correction, addition, or deletion:
The editors made few amendments to the manuscript.
- 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
- the act of amending; correction
- an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDza·ԻmԳ noun
- a·ԻmԳ adjective
- a·ԻmԳ noun
- -·ԻmԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amendment1
Example Sentences
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.
Crawford had opposed the voter ID constitutional amendment.
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.
However, the high bar for constitutional amendments makes Ogles' proposal a pipe dream - although it got people talking.
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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