constituent
English
Etymology
From Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“I establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuo (“I set, place, establish”); see statute or statue, and compare institute and restitute.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
constituent (not comparable)
- being a part, or component of a whole
- (Can we date this quote by Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Body, soul, and reason are the three parts necessarily constituent of a man.
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- authorized to make a constitution
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- A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body.
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Translations
being a part, or component of a whole
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authorized to make a constitution
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Noun
constituent (plural constituents)
- a part, or component of a whole
- (Can we date this quote by Tyndall and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- We know how to bring these constituents together, and to cause them to form water.
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- the person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs
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- Their first composure and origination require a higher and nobler constituent than chance.
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- a resident of an area represented by an elected official
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- To appeal from the representatives to the constituents.
- 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian[1]:
- But the purported rise in violent videos online has led some MPs to campaign for courts to have more power to remove or block material on YouTube. The Labour MP Heidi Alexander said she was appalled after a constituent was robbed at knifepoint, and the attackers could be found brandishing weapons and rapping about gang violence online.
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- a voter of an area represented by an elected official
- a voter of a [political] candidate. A supporter of a cause
- (law) one who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact
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- (grammar) a functional element of a phrase or clause
- 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 65:
- Thus, the postulation of a Noun Phrase constituent is justified on morphological grounds, since it is not obvious how we could describe the grammar of the genitive 's inflection in English without saying that it's a Noun Phrase inflection.
Translations
part, or component of a whole
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resident of a place represented by an elected official
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functional element of a phrase or clause
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See also
- Constituent (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- “constituent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “constituent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin constituens.
Pronunciation
Adjective
constituent m or f (masculine and feminine plural constituents)
- constituent (being a part of a whole)
Related terms
Further reading
- “constituent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Pronunciation
Verb
constituent
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /konˈsti.tu.ent/, [kõːˈs̠t̪ɪt̪uɛn̪t̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈsti.tu.ent/, [konˈst̪iːt̪uen̪t̪]
Verb
(deprecated template usage) cōnstituent
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