What does “Constitution” mean?
Simple meaning
The main set of rules for how the country is governed.
Example
The Constitution divides power into three parts.
Memory tip
The Constitution is the rule book of the whole country.
In your language
Tiếng Việt: Hiến pháp
Bộ quy tắc chính về cách đất nước được điều hành.
Hiến pháp chia quyền lực thành ba phần.
Hiến pháp là cuốn sổ luật lệ của cả đất nước.
简体中文: 宪法
规定国家如何治理的主要规则。
宪法把权力分为三部分。
宪法是整个国家的规则书。
Español: Constitución
El conjunto principal de reglas sobre cómo se gobierna el país.
La Constitución divide el poder en tres partes.
La Constitución es el libro de reglas de todo el país.
हिन्दी: संविधान
देश कैसे चलेगा, इसके मुख्य नियम।
संविधान ताक़त को तीन हिस्सों में बाँटता है।
संविधान पूरे देश की नियम पुस्तिका है।
العربية: الدستور
المجموعة الرئيسية من القواعد التي تحدد كيف تدار الدولة.
الدستور يقسم السلطة إلى ثلاثة أجزاء.
الدستور هو كتاب قواعد الدولة كلها.
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