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Meaning of 'constituent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Constituent [ a.]
- Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.
- Having the power of electing or appointing.
2 . Constituent [ n.]
- The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
- That which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an essential part; a component; an element.
- One for whom another acts; especially, one who is represented by another in a legislative assembly; -- correlative to representative.
- A person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact.

Meaning of 'constituent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . constituent [ n]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • a component or constituent element of a system;
  • spare components for cars
Meaning (2):
- an abstract part of something
Example in sentence:
  • a key factor in her success;
  • humor: an effective ingredient of a speech;
  • jealousy was a component of his character;
  • the grammatical elements of a sentence;
  • two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
Meaning (3):
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
Example in sentence:
  • he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself;
  • I read a portion of the manuscript;
  • the animal constituent of plankton;
  • the smaller component is hard to reach
Meaning (4):
- a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
Example in sentence:
  • needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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