preamble

Definition

  • noun: a statement that is made at the beginning of something (such as a legal document) and usually gives the reasons for the parts that follow
  • noun: an introductory statement

Examples

  • The 'preamble' to the U.S. Constitution begins by saying “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, …”

  • He told us the news 'without preamble'. [=without saying anything else first]

  • His early travels were just a 'preamble' to his later adventures.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I ain't stirring no fuss. I'm just here trying to register to vote. It's all right this time. It's right when I say it's right. Recite the Constitution's preamble. Know what a preamble is? "We the people of the United States, "in order to form a more perfect union, "establish justice, (..)
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