Meaning & use
amendment
A formal change, correction, or addition made to a law, constitution, or document.
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Congress passed an amendment to the bill before sending it to the president.
The First Amendment protects freedom of speech in the United States.
A note on using this word
Amendment is common in legal and political writing, describing an official, recorded change rather than a casual edit.
Words with a similar meaning
revisionmodification
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