Constitution vs. Polity

Constitutionnoun

The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.

Constitutionnoun

(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.

Constitutionnoun

(law) A legal document describing such a formal system.

Constitutionnoun

(dated) The general health of a person.

Constitutionnoun

(dated) A person's physique or temperament.

Constitutionnoun

The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.

Constitutionnoun

The state of being; that form of being, or structure and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system or body; natural condition; structure; texture; conformation.

Constitutionnoun

The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution.

Constitutionnoun

The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament.

Constitutionnoun

The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs.

Constitutionnoun

An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian.

Constitutionnoun

law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

Constitutionnoun

the act of forming something;

Constitutionnoun

the way in which someone or something is composed

Constitutionnoun

United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston

Constitution

A constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.When these principles are written down into a single document or set of legal documents, those documents may be said to embody a written constitution; if they are encompassed in a single comprehensive document, it is said to embody a codified constitution. The Constitution of the United Kingdom is a notable example of an uncodified constitution; it is instead written in numerous fundamental Acts of a legislature, court cases or treaties.Constitutions concern different levels of organizations, from sovereign countries to companies and unincorporated associations.

Politynoun

(politics) An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.

Politynoun

(political science) A politically organized unit; a state.

Politynoun

The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole.

Politynoun

Hence: The form or constitution by which any institution is organized; the recognized principles which lie at the foundation of any human institution.

Politynoun

Policy; art; management.

Politynoun

the form of government of a social organization

Politynoun

a politically organized unit

Politynoun

shrewd or crafty management of public affairs;

Polity

A polity is an identifiable political entity—any group of people who have a collective identity, who are organized by some form of institutionalized social relations, and have a capacity to mobilize resources. A polity can be any other group of people organized for governance (such as a corporate board), the government of a country, country subdivision, or a sovereign state.