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1. (adj.) constituent
serving to make up a thing; component:
the constituent parts of a motor.
2. constituent
having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power:
a constituent assembly.
3. (n.) constituent
a constituent element, material, etc.; component.
4. constituent
a person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf, as a voter in a district represented by an elected official.
5. constituent
a linguistic element considered as part of a construction.
Etymology: (1615–25; < L constituent-, s. of constituēns, prp. of constituere to set up, found, constitute =con-con - +-stituere, comb. form of statuere to set up. See statute)
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| Definition of 'constituent' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) component, constituent, element
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"
2. (noun) 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"
3. (noun) part, portion, component part, component, 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"
4. (noun) constituent, grammatical constituent
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
5. (adj) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
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"
6. (adj) constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organic
constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
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1. (noun) constituent
sb who votes in a particular area
the Senator's loyal constituents
2. constituent
one of the parts that form sth
a major constituent of some bio fuels
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| Definition of 'constituent' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) constituent
serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component
2. (adj) constituent
having the power of electing or appointing
3. (noun) constituent
the person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs
4. (noun) constituent
that which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an essential part; a component; an element
5. (noun) constituent
one for whom another acts; especially, one who is represented by another in a legislative assembly; -- correlative to representative
6. (noun) constituent
a person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact
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Sense: a necessary part
Hydrogen is a constituent of water.
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 Afrikaans: bestanddeel, samestellend |
 Arabic: مُكَوِّن، مُقَوِّم |
 Bulgarian: съставна част |
 Brazilian: constituinte |
 Czech: podstatná část, základní |
 German: der Bestandteil |
 Danish: bestanddel |
 Greek: αναγκαίο συστατικό |
 Spanish: componente |
 Estonian: koostisosa |
 Farsi: تشکیل دهنده؛ بخش لازم |
 Finnish: tärkeä osa |
 French: élément constitutif |
 Hebrew: מַרְכִּיב |
 Hindi: अवयव, संघटक |
 Croatian: sastavni dio |
 Hungarian: alkotórész |
 Indonesian: unsur |
 Icelandic: hluti; efnisþáttur |
 Italian: elemento costituente |
 Japanese: 構成要素 |
 Korean: 구성물질 |
 Lithuanian: sudedamoji dalis |
 Latvian: sastāvdaļa |
 Malay: unsur |
 Dutch: bestanddeel |
 Norwegian: nødvendig bestanddel |
 Polish: składnik |
 Persian: تشکیل دهنده؛ بخش لازم |
 Pashto: انتخاب كوونكى: تشكيلوونكى |
 Portuguese: constituinte |
 Romanian: (element) component |
 Russian: составная часть |
 Slovak: základná zložka |
 Slovenian: sestavina |
 Serbian: sastavni deo |
 Swedish: beståndsdel |
 Thai: ส่วนประกอบที่สำคัญ |
 Turkish: bileşen, öge |
 Taiwanese: 成分，要素 |
 Ukrainian: складова частина |
 Urdu: لازمى جز |
 Vietnamese: thành phần |
 Chinese: 组分，要素 |
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