Definition of constituent
1 : one who authorizes another to act as agent : principal
2 : a member of a constituency pledged to help her elderly constituents
3 : an essential part : component, element The organic constituents of plants, animals, and microorganisms … — Harry S. Mosher et al.
4 : a structural unit of a definable syntactic, semantic, or phonological category that consists of one or more linguistic elements (such as words, morphemes, or features) and that can occur as a component of a larger construction
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Examples of constituent in a Sentence
She's pledged to help her elderly constituents.
Many senators have received calls from constituents who want them to vote in favor of the law.
the chemical constituents of the liquid
Origin and Etymology of constituent
French constituant, from Middle French, from present participle of constituer to constitute, from Latin constituere —see constitute
First Known Use: 1622
Synonym Discussion of constituent
Other Government and Politics Terms
constituent
Definition of constituent
1 : serving to form, compose, or make up a unit or whole : component constituent parts
2 : having the power to create a government or frame or amend a constitution a constituent assembly
constituently
adverbExamples of constituent in a Sentence
The company can be separated into several constituent parts.
Origin and Etymology of constituent
Latin constituent-, constituens, present participle of constituere —see 1constituent
First Known Use: 1660
Other Government and Politics Terms
CONSTITUENT Defined for English Language Learners
constituent
playDefinition of constituent for English Language Learners
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: any one of the people who live and vote in an area : a member of a constituency
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: one of the parts that form something
constituent
Definition of constituent for English Language Learners
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: forming part of a whole
CONSTITUENT Defined for Kids
Definition of constituent for Students
1 : one of the parts or materials of which something is made : element, ingredient
2 : any of the voters who elect a person to represent them
Definition of constituent for Students
: forming part of a whole
Law Dictionary
constituent
Legal Definition of constituent
: having the power to create a government or to frame or amend a constitution a constituent assembly
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