plural constituents
1
: any one of the people who live and vote in an area : a member of a constituency
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.
2
: one of the parts that form something
the chemical constituents of the liquid
always used before a noun
: forming part of a whole
The company can be separated into several constituent parts/elements.
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“Constituent.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/constituent. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.
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