amendment
- nounADJECTIVE▪ important, major, significant▪
A major amendment was introduced into the legislation.
▪ minor, slight, small▪ draft, proposed▪ subsequent▪The States Reorganization Act of 1956 and the subsequent amendments in 1960 and 1966
▪ constitutional▪ balanced-budget (AmE), budget (esp. AmE)▪ congressional, federal (both in the US)▪ Lords, parliamentary (both in the UK)▪ rebel (BrE)▪In total 217 MPs backed the rebel amendment opposing the government.
▪ Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, etc. (= of the US Constitution)▪He is simply exercising his First-Amendment rights.
VERB + AMENDMENT▪ introduce, make▪ draft▪The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments.
▪ move (BrE), offer (AmE), propose, put forward (esp. BrE), suggest, table (BrE)▪He moved an amendment limiting capital punishment to certain very serious crimes.
▪ add▪The Senate added numerous amendments to the bill.
▪ withdraw▪She withdrew her amendment and left the meeting.
▪ repeal (esp. AmE)▪a call to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution
▪ back, endorse (AmE), support▪ accept, adopt, approve, pass, ratify, vote for▪The Senate accepted the amendment and the bill was eventually passed.
▪On a free vote, the amendment was carried by 292 votes to 246.
▪ oppose, vote against▪ defeat, rejectAMENDMENT + VERB▪ pass (sth) (esp. AmE)▪The amendment passed in 2001.
▪The amendment passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
▪ ban sth, outlaw sth, prohibit sth (all esp. AmE)▪a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
▪ guarantee, protect (both esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ without amendment▪The new clause was accepted without amendment.
▪ amendment to▪an amendment to the Clean Water Act
▪They have proposed an amendment to the federal constitution.
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