AMENDMENT

[noun]He insisted that the book did not need amendment. [U]I've made a few last-minute amendments to the article. [C]Presidential power was reduced by a constitutional amendment in 1991. [C]An amendment is sometimes a change to a law that is not yet in operation and is still being discussed by a parliament.An amendment to the bill was agreed without a vote.The amendments that she tabled (= suggested for discussion) were based on the most recent medical research.All amendments proposed by the opposition parties were defeated.