noun. 1  A rattling sound: the clatter of dishes in the kitchen. 2  A loud disturbance; a racket: the clatter of the subway train. 3  Noisy talk; chatter.
According to the United States Senate: The Constitution's first three wordsâWe the Peopleâaffirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.
By Erwin Chemerinsky and Michael Stokes Paulsen. The Preamble of the U.S. Constitutionâthe documentâs famous first fifty-two wordsâ introduces everything that is to follow in the Constitutionâs seven articles and twenty-seven amendments.