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   con·stit·u·ent

   /kənˈstiCHo͝oənt/

   adjective

   • 1. being a part of a whole: "the constituent minerals of the rock"
   • 2. being a voting member of a community or 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 a constituency. 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
   • ▪ the common part of two or several more complex forms, e.g., gentle in gentleman, gentlemanly, ungentlemanly.
   • ▪ a word or construction that is part of a larger construction.

   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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › constituentConstituent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word constituent, from a member of a constituency to a structural unit of a linguistic category. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONSTITUENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   one of the parts that a substance or combination is made of: constituent of What are the basic constituents of the mixture? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Words meaning parts of things. back end. bifurcation. biomarker. branch. cartridge. chunk. element. modularly. module. moiety. multi-branched. multi-component. multi-element. panel.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › constituentCONSTITUENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Constituent definition: serving to compose or make up a thing; component. See examples of CONSTITUENT used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › constituentConstituent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of constituent. noun. 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. synonyms: component, element. see more. noun. an abstract part of something. “two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony”

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONSTITUENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   constituent. noun [ C ] us / kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt / uk / kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt / constituent noun [C] (PART) Add to word list. one of the parts that a substance or combination is made of: constituent of What are the basic constituents of the mixture? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Words meaning parts of things. back end. bifurcation. biomarker.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONSTITUENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of constituent as a noun, adjective, or grammatical term. Find out the synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of constituent in different contexts and domains.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › constituentConstituent - definition of constituent by The Free Dictionary

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   A constituent is a part of a whole, a component, or a resident of a district. It can also be a word, phrase, or clause in a grammatical construction. See synonyms, usage, and related terms.