Constituent Definition
kən-stĭcho͝o-ənt
constituents
adjective
Necessary in forming or making up a whole; component.
A constituent part.
Webster's New World
Empowered to elect or designate.
American Heritage
That can or does appoint or vote for a representative.
Webster's New World
Authorized to make or revise a political constitution or establish a government.
A constituent assembly.
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noun
constituents
A necessary part or element; component.
Webster's New World
A member of a constituency, esp. any of the voters represented by a particular official.
Webster's New World
A person who appoints another to act as agent or representative.
Webster's New World
An element of a word or construction (Ex.: in “they painted signs” the main elements they and painted signs are called immediate constituents; the further morphologically indivisible elements they, paint, -ed, sign, and -s are called ultimate constituents)
Webster's New World
A structural unit, such as a verb, noun phrase, or clause, in a grammatical construction.
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Other Word Forms of Constituent
Noun
Singular:
constituent
Plural:
constituentsOrigin of Constituent
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From Latin constituens, present participle of constituo (“I establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuo (“I set, place, establish”); see statute or statue, and compare institute and restitute.
From Wiktionary
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Latin cōnstituēns cōnstituent- present participle of cōnstituere to set up constitute N., from French from Latin cōnstituēns from present participle of cōnstituere
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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