amendment
A change made to an official paper like a law or contract.
A formal change, addition, or removal made to a legal or official document such as a constitution, contract, or law.
A change made to a plan or agreement to improve it.
A change or improvement made to a plan, agreement, or process to make it better or more suitable.
Something you add to soil to make it better for plants.
A material added to soil to improve its physical properties, fertility, or structure.
- Base: amendment
- Plural: amendment, amendments
First Amendment
1US constitutional rights guarantee
Part of the U.S. Constitution that gives rights like free speech and religion.
- The protest was protected under the First Amendment.
- Journalists often cite the First Amendment when defending press freedom.
make an amendment
1Create a formal change
To make a change in something official like a law or plan.
- They decided to make an amendment to the contract.
- We need to make an amendment before publishing the report.
constitutional amendment
1Change to constitution text
A formal change made to the main law of a country.
- The government proposed a new constitutional amendment.
- The constitutional amendment was passed by a two-thirds majority in Congress.
- It takes years to pass a constitutional amendment.
- Women's suffrage was granted through a constitutional amendment.