as in members
one of the parts that make up a whole
the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops
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Recent Examples of constituents
In May 2026, Nasdaq implemented a rapid inclusion rule, allowing any company among the top 40 constituents of the Nasdaq-100 by market cap to enter just 15 trading days following its initial public offering.
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Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Neighbor worries Those constituents are not crazy to worry.
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Warren Wimmer,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor who has worked in the nonprofit sector, met with a handful of constituents around Klug’s dining room table, fielding questions over coffee and croissants about threats to democracy, the importance of integrity among politicians, and local cuts to public education.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Advertisement The president’s approval rating is underwater in the district, where 41% of constituents support his job performance and 57% disapprove of it.
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Julia Terruso,
Time,
23 June 2026
During a recent walk in her community, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Mayor Erica Deuso just couldn't resist greeting her four-legged constituents.
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Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Their roles include hearing from constituents, taking account of local concerns, debating policy, authorizing spending, overseeing the executive branch and making laws.
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Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
The commission recommended 10 additional council members, a move that would cause each district to shed more than 100,000 residents, leaving each member with about 159,000 constituents.
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Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
This is sadly part of a larger trend by the mayor in putting his movement ahead of the best interests of his constituents.
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Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Neighbor worries Those constituents are not crazy to worry.
—
Warren Wimmer,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor who has worked in the nonprofit sector, met with a handful of constituents around Klug’s dining room table, fielding questions over coffee and croissants about threats to democracy, the importance of integrity among politicians, and local cuts to public education.
—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Advertisement The president’s approval rating is underwater in the district, where 41% of constituents support his job performance and 57% disapprove of it.
—
Julia Terruso,
Time,
23 June 2026
During a recent walk in her community, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Mayor Erica Deuso just couldn't resist greeting her four-legged constituents.
—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Their roles include hearing from constituents, taking account of local concerns, debating policy, authorizing spending, overseeing the executive branch and making laws.
—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
The commission recommended 10 additional council members, a move that would cause each district to shed more than 100,000 residents, leaving each member with about 159,000 constituents.
—
Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
This is sadly part of a larger trend by the mayor in putting his movement ahead of the best interests of his constituents.
—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituents
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Some council members also expressed enthusiasm for developing a battery storage system at last week’s council meeting.
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When his time came to address members of the party from the event’s main stage Friday night, Talarico delivered a love letter to Texas intermixed with a firm rebuke of billionaires and his GOP opponent.
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The agency estimated the powerful earthquakes in Venezuela could have killed thousands of people, with a 42% chance of at least 10,000 fatalities, though that is based on historical averages and does not take into account many factors specific to this event.
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Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.
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In the age of Neapolitan worship, some Melburnians disdain its existence for the cheap ingredients that defined early Australian versions.
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It’s made with ingredients like shea butter and castor oil to help keep lashes strong and hydrated, even through all-day wear.
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If China is excluded, Asia still out-produces the rest of the world in solar modules and battery components.
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This Lego set comes with a convenient storage box, 790 Lego pieces, and lots of add-on building components, like eyes and wheels.
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Investigators found that initial structural failure spread to other elements of the pool deck and street-level parking garage and caused cracks to grow over the span of a few weeks, eventually unseating the southern edge of the pool deck slab from its supporting wall, the report said.
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The consequence of all these elements of deconstruction and lightness is that there is no space to cut corners or hide imperfections.
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“Constituents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituents. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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