constituent

[ kuhn-stich-oo-uhnt ]

/ kənˈstɪtʃ u ənt /

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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.

noun

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.

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Origin of constituent

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin constituent- (stem of constituēns, present participle of constituere “to set up, found, constitute),” equivalent to con- con- + -stitu- (combining form of statuere “to set up”) + -ent- -ent

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3. See element.

OTHER WORDS FROM constituent

con·stit·u·ent·ly, adverbnon·con·stit·u·ent, adjective, nounpre·con·stit·u·ent, noun

Words nearby constituent

consternation, constipate, constipated, constipation, constituency, constituent, Constituent Assembly, constituent structure, constitute, constitution, constitutional

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How to use constituent in a sentence

The researchers first identified counties in six states that adopted more universal mail-in voting procedures from 1992 to 2018, namely mailing all constituents a ballot before Election Day and limiting or eliminating in-person voting.
Mandatory mail-in voting hurts neither Democratic nor Republican candidates|Sujata Gupta|August 26, 2020|Science News
The house of cards had already begun crumbling and the world’s largest country eventually dissolved into more than a dozen constituent states in 1991.
The Failed Hijacking That Remade the Soviet Union|Eromo Egbejule|August 24, 2020|Ozy
Desmond said his goal with the podcast is to bring on a variety of perspectives so that his constituents have “more insight and information” about the current health crisis.
Supervisor by Day, But a COVID-19 Skeptic on the Airwaves|Katy Stegall|August 20, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Eventually, gravity causes the cloud’s constituents to clump together.
Explainer: Stars and their families|Ken Croswell|August 18, 2020|Science News For Students

However, this year Jones has the endorsement of every other Democrat who ran in 2018, and she’s taken aim at Tlaib’s sometimes-controversial national profile as a member of “The Squad,” claiming Tlaib is prioritizing celebrity over her constituents.
What You Need To Know About Today’s Elections In Kansas, Michigan And Missouri|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 4, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But he is saying something simple: Nations, institutions, companies, and so on do not act; their constituent individuals do.
America’s Meddlers Are Our Worst Enemies|Stefan Beck|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He described talking to a constituent who asked if “they are going to put those immigrants in the FEMA camps.”
Tea Party Reindeer Farmer Faces Extinction|Ben Jacobs|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is this the future of elected official-constituent communications?
Snapchatting With Senator Rand Paul|Gideon Resnick|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The media is a critical link in the chain that connects constituent to representative to lasting social change.
A Challenge to New Media Moguls Pierre Omidyar and Jeff Bezos|Alexander Busansky|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Carbon is the largest constituent of plants, and forms, in round numbers, about 50 per cent of their weight when dry.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Silica is an invariable constituent of the ash, but in most plants occurs but in small quantity.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
The other essential constituent of the Catacombs, besides the galleries already described, consists of the cubicula.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
It requires no strain of the imagination to admit the existence of a new constituent of the atmosphere.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
After nearly three years of strenuous effort, the Constituent Assembly had come to an end.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner

British Dictionary definitions for constituent

constituent

/ (kənˈstɪtjʊənt) /

adjective (prenominal)

forming part of a whole; component

having the power to frame a constitution or to constitute a government (esp in the phrases constituent assembly, constituent power)

rare electing or having the power to elect

noun

a component part; ingredient

a resident of a constituency, esp one entitled to vote

mainly law a person who appoints another to act for him, as by power of attorney

linguistics a word, phrase, or clause forming a part of a larger constructionCompare immediate constituent, ultimate constituent

Derived forms of constituent

constituently, adverb

Word Origin for constituent

C17: from Latin constituēns setting up, from constituere to establish, constitute

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