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Charter vs Constitution - What's the difference?

charter | constitution |

As nouns the difference between charter and constitution

is that charter is a document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges while constitution is the act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.

As an adjective charter

is leased or hired.

As a verb charter

is to grant or establish a charter.

As a proper noun Constitution is

the supreme law of some countries, such as Australia, Ireland, and the United States.

charter

English

Alternative forms

* chartre (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.
  • A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.
  • A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.
  • the temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.
  • A deed (legal contract).
  • A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
  • * Shakespeare
    • My mother, / Who has a charter to extol her blood, / When she does praise me, grieves me.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Leased or hired.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grant or establish a charter.
  • To lease or hire something by charter.

    • See also

    * charter school

    Anagrams

    * English transitive verbs ----

    constitution

    English

    (wikipedia constitution)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
  • * Sir J. Herschel
    • the physical constitution of the sun
  • The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
  • * Macaulay
    • Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions.
  • A legal document describing such a formal system.
  • The general health of a person.
  • A person's physique or temperament.
  • * Story
    • Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world.
  • * Clarendon
    • He defended himself with less passion than was expected from his constitution .

    Derived terms

    * constitutional * metaconstitution

    Related terms

    * constitute * constituent * constituency * constitutive