constituent
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin constituens, present participle of constituo (“‘I establish’”) < com- (“‘together’”) + statuo (“‘I set, place, establish’”); see statute or statue, and cf. institute and restitute.
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[edit] Adjective
constituent (not comparable)
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- being a part, or component of a whole
- authorized to make a constitution
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being a part, or component of a whole
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authorized to make a constitution
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[edit] Noun
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constituent (plural constituents)
- a part, or component of a whole
- a resident of a place represented by an elected official
- (grammar) a functional element of a phrase or clause
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part, or component of a whole
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resident of a place represented by an elected official
functional element of a phrase or clause
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[edit] See also
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- constituent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- constituent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Verb
constituent
- Third-person plural present indicative of constituer.
- Third-person plural present subjunctive of constituer.