con·stit·u·ent (k n-st ch  -nt)adj. 1. Serving as part of a whole; component: a constituent element. 2. Empowered to elect or designate. 3. Authorized to make or amend a constitution: a constituent assembly. n. 1. A constituent part; a component. See Synonyms at element. 2. A resident of a district or member of a group represented by an elected official. 3. One that authorizes another to act as a representative; a client. 4. Grammar A functional unit of a grammatical construction, as a verb, noun phrase, or clause. [Latin c  nstitu ns, cnstituent-, present participle of cnstituere, to set up; see constitute. N., from French, from Latin cnstituns, from present participle of cnstituere.]con·stit u·ent·ly adv. |
constituent [kənˈstɪtjʊənt]
adj (prenominal)
1. forming part of a whole; component
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) having the power to frame a constitution or to constitute a government (esp in the phrases constituent assembly, constituent power)
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Becoming rare electing or having the power to elect
n
1. a component part; ingredient
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a resident of a constituency, esp one entitled to vote
3. (Law) Chiefly law a person who appoints another to act for him, as by power of attorney
4. (Linguistics / Grammar) Linguistics a word, phrase, or clause forming a part of a larger construction Compare immediate constituent, ultimate constituent
[from Latin constituēns setting up, from constituere to establish, constitute]
constituently adv
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| Noun | 1. | constituent - 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; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" audio - the sound elements of television crystal - a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices computer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system heating element - the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat ingredient - a component of a mixture or compound input - a component of production; something that goes into the production of output landside - component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard making - (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake" module - a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" pel, picture element, pixel - (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" retrofit - a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured spare, spare part - an extra component of a machine or other apparatus spark gap - a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them |
| 2. | constituent - a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected" constituency - the body of voters who elect a representative for their area | |
| 3. |  constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" butt - the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots meronymy, part to whole relation - the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole basis, base - the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" detail, item, particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit" member - anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex" remainder, residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" subpart - a part of a part | |
| 4. | constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) sentence - a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences" subject - (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated object - (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb" ablative absolute - a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier immediate constituent - a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicate grammatical construction, construction, expression - a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" misconstruction - an ungrammatical constituent term - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice" | |
| 5. |  constituent - an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"be all and end all, be-all and end-all - the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business" plot element - a component or element of the plot of a story point - a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" | |
| Adj. | 1. | constituent - constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" |
constituent
Translations
constituent [kənˈstɪtjʊənt]
A. N
1. (= component) → constitutivo m, componente m
2. (Pol) (= voter) → elector(a) m/f
B. ADJ [part] → constitutivo, integrante
C. CPD constituent assembly N → cortes fpl constituyentes
constituent [kənˈstɪtʃuənt]
n
(= voter) → électeur/trice m/f
(= part) → élément m constitutif, composant m
constituent
adj
(Pol) assembly → konstituierend
constituent [kənˈstɪtjʊənt]
constituent [kənˈstɪtjʊənt]
1. n (Pol) (voter) → elettore/trice; (part) → ingrediente m, componente m
2. adj → costitutivo/a
constituent [kənˈstɪtjʊənt]
1. n (Pol) (voter) → elettore/trice; (part) → ingrediente m, componente m
2. adj → costitutivo/a
n constituent [kənˈstitjuənt]
1 a necessary part Hydrogen is a constituent of water. bestanddeel, samestellende deel مُكَوِّن، مُقَوِّم съставна част podstatná část, základní složka bestanddel der Bestandteil αναγκαίο συστατικό componente koostisosa تشکیل دهنده؛ بخش لازم aineosa élément constitutif מַרְכִּיב अवयव, संघटक sastavni dio alkotórész unsur hluti; efnisþáttur elemento costituente 構成要素 구성물질 sudedamoji dalis sastāvdaļa unsur bestanddeel nødvendig bestanddel składnik constituinte (element) component составная часть základná zložka sestavina sastavni deo beståndsdel ส่วนประกอบที่สำคัญ bileşen, öge 成分, 要素 складова частина لازمى جز thành phần 组分,要素
2 a voter from a particular member of parliament's constituency He deals with all his constituents' problems. kieser صاحِب حَق إشْتِراك في وَضع الدُّستور избирател volič vælger der/die Wähler(in) ψηφοφόρος elector valija رأی دهنده؛ موکل valitsija, äänestäjä électeur/-trice מְכּונֶנֶת मतदाता birač, glasač választópolgár pemilih kjósandi elettore, elettrice 選挙区民 선거구 rinkėjas vēlētājs pengundi kiezer velger wyborca eleitor alegător избиратель volič, -ka volilec birač väljare ผู้มีสิทธิเลือกตั้ง seçmen 選民 виборець راۓ دهنده cử tri một khu vực bầu cử 选民
adj
He broke it down into its constituent parts. onderdeel أجْزاء مُقَوِّمه съставен základní del-; element-; komponent- einen Teil bildend συστατικός constitutivo, constituyente koostis- تشکیل دهنده olennainen constitutif; constituant מַרכִּיב अवयव sastavni alkotó unsur frumefni/-þáttur costituente 成分の 구성물질의 sudedamasis sastādošs; sastāv[] konstituen samenstellend som utgjør en del av et hele (bestanddel) składowy constituinte component; constitutiv составной základný sestaven sastavni bestånds- เป็นส่วนประกอบ oluşturan, bileştiren 組成的 складовий جزو تركيبى cấu thành 组成的
n conˈstituency
the group of voters, or the area in which they live, represented by a member of parliament. kiesafdeling, kiesdistrik; kiesers مَجْموع ناخِبين избирателен район voličstvo, voliči z jednoho volebního obvodu valgkreds die Wählerschaft, der Wahlkreis εκλογική περιφέρεια circunscripción, distrito electoral valijaskond, valimisringkond رای دهنده گان؛ حوزۀ انتخاباتی valitsijakunta, vaalipiiri circonscription אֵזוֹר בְּחִירוֹת निर्वाचन क्षेत्र izborni okrug, glasači választókerület jumlah pemilih kjósendur; kjörkæmi collegio elettorale 選挙区 (民) 유권자, 선거구 rinkimų apygarda, rinkėjai vēlētāji; vēlēšanu apgabals kawasan pengundian kiesdistrict valgkrets okręg wyborczy círculo eleitoral circumscripţie electorală избирательный округ voliči; volebný volilno okrožje birači izbornog okruga valkrets ผู้ที่มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งในเขตเลือกตั้ง seçim bölgesi 選區，選區內的全體選民 виборчий округ حلقۂ انتخاب، حلقۂ انتخاب كے باشندے khu vực bầu cử 选举区，全体选民
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