amendment

Definitions

A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, or document.

An article added to the US Constitution.

Examples

The committee proposed an amendment to the original contract to clarify the payment terms.

The nineteenth amendment to the United States Constitution granted women the right to vote.

After much debate, the city council finally passed the amendment to the zoning laws.

Synonyms

revision alteration modification adjustment change correction amendation

Antonyms

stagnation preservation fixity permanence retention stasis maintenance