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   Con·stit·u·ent

   /kənˈstiCHo͝oənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. being a part of a whole: "the constituent minerals of the rock"
   • 2. being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect: "the constituent body has a right of veto"
   • ▪ able to make or change a political constitution: "a constituent assembly"

   noun

   • 1. a member of a constituency. Similar voterelectormember of the electoratemember of a constituency
   • 2. a component part of something: "the essential constituents of the human diet" Similar componentcomponent partingredientelementpartpiecebitintegral partunitmodulefragmentsectionsegmentportionrare:integrant
   • ▪ the common part of two or several more complex forms, e.g., gentle in gentleman, gentlemanly, ungentlemanly.
   • ▪ a word or construction that is part of a larger construction.

   Word Origin late 15th century (as a noun denoting a person who appoints another as agent): from Latin constituent- (partly via French constituant) ‘establishing, appointing’, from the verb constituere (see constitute).

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   The meaning of CONSTITUENT is a member of a constituency. How to use constituent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Constituent.

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   Constituent definition: serving to compose or make up a thing; component. See examples of CONSTITUENT used in a sentence.

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   CONSTITUENT definition: 1. one of the parts that a substance or combination is made of: 2. a voter (= person who can vote…. Learn more.

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   CONSTITUENT meaning: 1. one of the parts that a substance or combination is made of: 2. a voter (= person who can vote…. Learn more.

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   noun. an abstract part of something. “two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony”. synonyms: component, element, factor, ingredient. see more. noun. something determined in relation to something that includes it. “the animal constituent of plankton”.

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   Define constituent. constituent synonyms, constituent pronunciation, constituent translation, English dictionary definition of constituent. adj. 1. Serving as part of a whole; component: a constituent element. 2. Empowered to elect or designate. 3. Authorized to make or amend a constitution: a...

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › constituentCONSTITUENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A constituent is someone who lives in a particular constituency, especially someone who is able to vote in an election. He told his constituents that he would continue to represent them to the best of his ability.