The introduction to the Constitution In the Preamble, the Framers (1) stated that the people established the government, and (2) listed the purposes of the government
a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
In a bill, a statement of purpose or explanation that is inserted between the title and the enacting clause A preamble in a bill does not become part of an Act, but a court may use it as a tool of statutory construction in ascertaining legislative intent In a resolution, one or more explanatory clauses beginning with "whereas"
A concise statement of the principles of American democracy and the reasons for creating the federal union as we know it today The general public views the words of the preamble as the basis of our democracy
specifically, the introductory part of a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law
The preamble to a packet is a sequence of a minimum of ten bits each of which has the value of "1"
A preamble is an introduction that comes before something you say or write. The controversy has arisen over the text of the preamble to the unification treaty. a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about preamble to (préambule, from praeambulus )