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amendment

noun

amend·​ment ə-ˈmen(d)-mənt How to pronounce amendment (audio)
1
a
: the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure
rights that were granted by amendment of the Constitution
b
: an alteration proposed or effected by this process
a constitutional amendment
2
: the act of amending something : correction
3
: a material (such as compost or sand) that aids plant growth indirectly by improving the condition of the soil
soil amendments

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What is a constitutional amendment?

An amendment is essentially a correction. It comes in many varieties, up to and including the process of altering something through either parliamentary or constitutional procedure. In the United States, the word is often used specifically of a change to the U.S. Constitution. A constitutional amendment may be proposed by Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives or through a constitutional convention with majority votes in two-thirds of state legislatures. Once it is ratified by Congress, it must be approved by three-fourths (i.e., 38 of 50) of the states.

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Recent Examples on the Web Barry Simon, president of Oak Hill, the state’s largest provider of services to people with disabilities, stressed the importance of the passage of the amendment. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 City planner Lady Kassama said the intention of the ordinance amendment was not to deny or stop single-family rental communities. Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al, 27 Aug. 2022 The constitution only requires a majority of the voters to approve of the amendment. Emily Anderson Stern, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 The full ramifications of the amendment are unknown. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2022 Opponents of the amendment argue the timing was deliberate. Sarah Herndon, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2022 The passage is credited to Congressman John Bingham, R-Ohio, considered the principal author of the amendment, according to the Library of Congress. Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News, 28 July 2022 But there is a way to enact term limits short of amendment. Artemus Ward, The Conversation, 28 July 2022 Backers of the amendment collected signatures to get it onto the ballot, arguing that it was needed to put police oversight in the hands of the people. Robert Higgs, cleveland, 30 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see amend

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of amendment was in the 13th century

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