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con·stit·u·ent

(kən-stĭch′o͞o-ənt)

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 constituent assembly.

1. A constituent part; a component. See Synonyms at element.

2. A resident of a district or member of a group represented by an elected official.

3. One that authorizes another to act as a representative; a client.

4. A structural unit, such as a verb, noun phrase, or clause, in a grammatical construction.

[Latin cōnstituēns, cōnstituent-, present participle of cōnstituere, to set up; see constitute. N., from French, from Latin cōnstituēns, from present participle of cōnstituere.]

con·stit′u·ent·ly adv.

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constituent

(kənˈstɪtjʊənt)

adj (prenominal)

1. forming part of a whole; component

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) having the power to frame a constitution or to constitute a government (esp in the phrases constituent assembly, constituent power)

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) rare electing or having the power to elect

4. a component part; ingredient

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a resident of a constituency, esp one entitled to vote

6. (Law) chiefly law a person who appoints another to act for him, as by power of attorney

7. (Grammar) linguistics a word, phrase, or clause forming a part of a larger construction. Compare immediate constituent, ultimate constituent

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

conˈstituently adv

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con•stit•u•ent

(kənˈstɪtʃ u ənt)

adj.

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

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

3. a constituent element, material, etc.; component.

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

5. a linguistic element considered as part of a construction. Compare immediate constituent, ultimate constituent.

[1615–25; < Latin constituent-, s. of constituēns, present participle of constituere to set up, found, constitute =con- con- + -stituere, comb. form of statuere to set up. See statute]

con•stit′u•ent•ly, adv.

syn: See element.

constituent

Any of the residents represented by a particular elected legislator.

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Noun	1.	constituent - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" element, component accessory, add-on, appurtenance, supplement - a supplementary component that improves capability addition, add-on, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" audio - the sound elements of television auto part, car part - a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts" crystal - a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices computer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system heating element - the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat ingredient - a component of a mixture or compound input - a component of production; something that goes into the production of output landside - component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard making - (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake" module - a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" pel, picture element, pixel - (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" retrofit - a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured spare, spare part - an extra component of a machine or other apparatus spark gap - a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them
	2.	constituent - a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected" constituency - the body of voters who elect a representative for their area elector, voter - a citizen who has a legal right to vote
	3.	constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" component part, part, portion, component substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" meronymy, part to whole relation - the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole basis, base - the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" detail, item, particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit" member - anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex" remainder, residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" subpart - a part of a part
	4.	constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction grammatical constituent grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) sentence - a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences" subject - (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated object - (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb" ablative absolute - a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier immediate constituent - a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicate syntagm, syntagma - a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit grammatical construction, construction, expression - a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" misconstruction - an ungrammatical constituent term - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
	5.	constituent - an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" component, element, factor, ingredient be all and end all, be-all and end-all - the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business" plot element - a component or element of the plot of a story point - a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
Adj.	1.	constituent - constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) constitutive, constitutional, organic essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"

constituent

noun

1. voter, elector, member of the electorate They plan to consult their constituents before taking action.

2. component, element, ingredient, part, unit, factor, principle Caffeine is the active constituent of drinks such as tea and coffee.

adjective

1. component, basic, essential, integral, elemental The fuel is dissolved in nitric acid and separated into its constituent parts.

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constituent

adjective

Serving as part of a whole, as a nondetachable part of a larger unit:

built-in, component, incorporated.

noun

One of the individual entities contributing to a whole:

building block, component, element, factor, ingredient, integrant, part.

Translations

أجْزاء مُقَوِّمهصاحِب حَق إشْتِراك في وَضع الدُّستورمُكَوِّن، مُقَوِّم

podstatná částvoličzákladnízákladní složka

bestanddeldel-element-komponent-vælger

Bestandteil konstitutiv Wähler

συστατικό συστατικός

componente constitutivo constituyente elector integrante

constitutif électeur

alkotórészválasztópolgár

frumefnihluti; efnisòátturkjósandi

elettore costituente costitutivo collegio elettorale

rinkėjairinkimų apygardasudedamasissudedamoji dalis

sastādošssastāvdaļavēlētājs

nødvendig bestanddel velger

základná zložka

bileşenbileştirenögeoluşturanseçmen

组分组成的要素选民

constituent

[kənˈstɪtjʊənt]

A. N

1. (= component) → constitutivo m, componente m

2. (Pol) (= voter) → elector(a) m/f

B. ADJ [part] → constitutivo, integrante

C. CPD constituent assembly N → cortes fpl constituyentes

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constituent

[kənˈstɪtʃuənt]

(= voter) → électeur/trice m/f

(= part) → élément m constitutif, composant m

adj [part] → constitutif/iveconstituent assembly n → assemblée f constituante

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constituent

adj

(Pol) assembly → konstituierend

attr part, element → einzeln; constituent part or element (of machine, matter) → Bestandteil m

(Pol) → Wähler(in) m(f)

(= part, element) → Bestandteil m

(Ling) → Satzteil m

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constituent

[kənˈstɪtjʊənt]

1. n (Pol) (voter) → elettore/trice; (part) → ingrediente m, componente m

2. adj → costitutivo/a

constituent

(kənˈstitjuənt) noun

1. a necessary part. Hydrogen is a constituent of water.

2. a voter from a particular member of parliament's constituency. He deals with all his constituents' problems.

adjective

He broke it down into its constituent parts.

conˈstituency – plural conˈstituencies – noun

the group of voters, or the area in which they live, represented by a member of parliament.

constituent

n (pharm) componente m

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From my gains in that business I can pay for the Presidency, which at $50,000 a year will give me in four years - " but it took him so long to make the calculation that the bill to subsidise cat-ranches passed without his vote, and he was compelled to return to his constituents an honest man, tormented with a clean conscience.

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