📜amendment

noun
/əˈmɛndmənt/

Meaning

a change or addition designed to improve a text, law, or document
A minor change in a document.

Example Sentences

The government proposed an amendment to the constitution.

The amendment was not supported.

Example Expressions

make an amendment

Synonyms

change, revision, modification, correction, adjustment
Entry 1
change, revision, modification, correction, adjustment
Entry 2
revision, change

Antonyms

preservation, retention, original, maintenance
Entry 1
preservation, retention
Entry 2
original, maintenance

Collocations

constitutional amendment, proposed amendment, make an amendment, amendment bill

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