amendment
noun
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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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Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025
The filing also notes that certain convertible promissory notes are currently in default, with management negotiating amendments to extend maturity dates.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
The Paul amendment would need a simple majority to be adopted.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
If the amendment passes, board members will then take up resolutions to decide where the $139 million goes.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Amendment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amendment. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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amendment
nounU.S. Constitution art. V
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