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   constituent

   /kənˈstɪtjʊənt/

   adjective

   • 1. being a part of a whole: "the constituent minerals of the rock"
   • 2. being a voting member of an organization and having the power to appoint or elect: "the constituent body has a right of veto"
   • ▪ able to make or change a political constitution: "a constituent assembly"

   noun

   • 1. a member of an area which elects a representative to a legislative body: "the MP is playing on his constituents' sense of regional identity to win votes" Similar voterelectormember of the electoratemember of a constituency
   • 2. a component part of something: "the essential constituents of the human diet" Similar componentcomponent partingredientelementpartpiecebitintegral partunitmodulefragmentsectionsegmentportionrare:integrant

   Word Origin late 15th century (as a noun denoting a person who appoints another as agent): from Latin constituent- (partly via French constituant) ‘establishing, appointing’, from the verb constituere (see constitute).

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   What does constituent mean?

   • 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. n. 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.

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   What are the constituent parts of something?

   • The constituent parts of something are the things from which it is formed. ...a plan to split the company into its constituent parts and sell them separately. ...the leaders of Russia's constituent republics. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is a Constituent Assembly?

   • a constituent assembly. an element, material, etc. that is part of something else; component. a person who authorizes another to act on their behalf, such as a voter in a district represented by an elected official. Grammar. an element considered as part of a construction. Compare immediate constituent, ultimate constituent. rare.

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   What is a constituent element?

   • constituent element The process of breaking down food into its constituent elements begins. The bill is an attempt to resolve a major source of constituent complaints. He thought it was very important to answer constituent mail. The senator mails a newsletter to his constituents every two months. Oxygen is a constituent of air.

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   What is the difference between component and constituent?

   • component and constituent may designate any of the substances (whether elements or compounds) or the qualities that enter into the makeup of a complex product; component stresses its separate entity or distinguishable character. constituent stresses its essential and formative character.

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   What are the constituent parts of a sentence?

   • constituent part Let's look at the constituent parts of this sentence. constituent element The process of breaking down food into its constituent elements begins. The bill is an attempt to resolve a major source of constituent complaints. He thought it was very important to answer constituent mail.

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   The meaning of CONSTITUENT is a member of a constituency. How to use constituent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Constituent.

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   adjective. serving to compose or make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor. having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power: a constituent assembly.

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   A constituent is someone who lives in a particular constituency, especially someone who is able to vote in an election. He told his constituents that he would continue to represent them to the best of his ability.

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   a small part that can be considered separately from the whole. an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole. something left after other parts have been taken away. the most worthless or undesirable part of something.

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   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.

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