constituent
Pronunciation: /kənˈstɪtjuənt/
The English word “constituent” has 9 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Being a part or component of a whole.
- Constitutive or constituting.
- Authorized to make a constitution.
noun
- A part, or component of a whole.
- A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
- A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
- A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause.
- One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact.
- A functional element of a phrase or clause.
Etymology
From Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“to establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuō (“to set, place, establish”).
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