constitutionalise
/ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənəlaɪz/
verb
- To make something part of a constitution (the set of basic laws or principles of a country or organization).
- The new government promised to constitutionalise the right to free education.
- Many countries have moved to constitutionalise protections for minority groups.
- The committee debated whether to constitutionalise the role of the central bank.
- To give something a legal or official status as if it were part of a constitution.
- Some activists want to constitutionalise environmental protections to make them harder to remove.
- The party's platform includes a plan to constitutionalise healthcare as a right.
- They argued that to constitutionalise the policy would ensure its long-term survival.
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