A constitution is the highest laws of a sovereign state, a federated state, a country or other polity. Constitution or constitutional may also refer to: Politics, regulation, and law Constitution (corporate), the regulations governing the affairs of a legal person Constitution (Roman law), a legislative enactment of a Roman emperor Apostolic constitution, a level of decree issued by a Pope Apostolic Constitutions, a collection of Early Christian canon law Constitution of the United States, oldest written and codified national constitution in force Ships and vehicles , a schooner purchased by the British Royal Navy in 1835 , a passenger ship, commissioned in 1951 , the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world , a battlecruiser canceled when partially complete in 1923 Space Shuttle Enterprise or Constitution R6V Constitution, a US Navy aircraft built by Lockheed Places Constitution, Ohio, a community in the United States Constitution Island, part of the United States Military Academy at West Point Other uses The Constitution (film), 2016 Croatian film The Constitution, a former weekly newspaper in Connecticut "Constitution", a song by Badfinger See also British Constitution (solitaire), a card game Constitución (disambiguation) Constitution theory List of national constitutions