constituent

[ kuh n-stich-oo-uh nt ]

/ kənˈstɪtʃ u ənt /

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adjective

serving to compose or make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor.

having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power: a constituent assembly.

noun

a constituent element, material, etc.; component.

a person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf, as a voter in a district represented by an elected official.

Grammar. an element considered as part of a construction.

Compare immediate constituent, ultimate constituent.

Origin of constituent

1615–25; < Latin constituent- (stem of constituēns, present participle of constituere to set up, found, constitute), equivalent to con- con- + -stitu- (combining form of statuere to set up) + -ent- -ent

SYNONYMS FOR constituent

3 See element.

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OTHER WORDS FROM constituent

con·stit·u·ent·ly, adverb non·con·stit·u·ent, adjective, noun pre·con·stit·u·ent, noun

Words nearby constituent

consternation, constipate, constipated, constipation, constituency, constituent, constituent assembly, constituent structure, constitute, constitution, constitution clock

Example sentences from the Web for constituent

But he is saying something simple: Nations, institutions, companies, and so on do not act; their constituent individuals do.

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He described talking to a constituent who asked if “they are going to put those immigrants in the FEMA camps.”

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“If you have to go back to 1860 to talk to constituent groups, you have a problem,” Harrison said.

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You can take their tunes apart like a Swiss watch, and the complexity of the constituent parts is what dazzles you.

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He probably only goes to constituent meetings where they cheer on his desperate antics.

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A constituent part of a species of gum which comes from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth, and of some gum resins.

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That they were constituent members of the great Sanhedrim, appears, 2 Chron.

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All constituent parts should be reasonably light and easy to handle.

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They prepared the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly and they wanted to place the Congress before the accomplished fact.

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Was it the error of those principles—was it the fault of the Constituent Assembly?

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British Dictionary definitions for constituent

constituent

/ (kənˈstɪtjʊənt) /

adjective (prenominal)

forming part of a whole; component

having the power to frame a constitution or to constitute a government (esp in the phrases constituent assembly, constituent power)

rare electing or having the power to elect

noun

a component part; ingredient

a resident of a constituency, esp one entitled to vote

mainly law a person who appoints another to act for him, as by power of attorney

linguistics a word, phrase, or clause forming a part of a larger construction Compare immediate constituent, ultimate constituent

Derived forms of constituent

constituently, adverb

Word Origin for constituent

C17: from Latin constituēns setting up, from constituere to establish, constitute

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