Constitutional Convention
Noun
Meaning
the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
Source: WordNetHypernyms
Examples
If we really want to make progress and achieve greater fairness as a society, it is time for elemental change. And we should start by looking at the Constitution, with the goal of holding a new Constitutional Convention.
A constitutional convention of the state legislature refused a compromise to accept the full Upper Peninsula in exchange for ceding the Toledo Strip to Ohio.
A Constitutional Convention was convened in Manila on July 30, 1934.
At the same time, he never doubted God's existence, embracing Christianity as a system of morality and cosmic justice. citation Hamilton made jokes about God at the Constitutional Convention.
Although the states' representatives to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia were only authorized to amend the Articles, the representatives held secret, closed-door sessions and wrote a new constitution.
A new constitution will be written by a Constitutional Convention with new representatives elected by the people, on April 11, 2021.