constituent

con·stit·u·ent  (kn-stch-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.

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[Latin cnstituns, cnstituent-, present participle of cnstituere, to set up; see constitute. N., from French, from Latin cnstituns, from present participle of cnstituere.]

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con·stitu·ent·ly adv.

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constituent

Noun

1. a person living in an MP's constituency

2. a component part

Adjective

1. forming part of a whole: the constituent parts of the universe

2. having the power to make or change a constitution of a state: a constituent assembly [Latin constituere to constitute]

Thesaurus

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" element, component accessory, add-on, appurtenance, supplement - a supplementary component that improves capability 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 auto part, car part - a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts" 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 elector, voter - a citizen who has a legal right to vote
	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" component part, part, portion, component 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 grammatical constituent 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 syntagm, syntagma - a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit 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" component, element, factor, ingredient 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" division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
Adj.	1.	constituent - constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) constitutive, constitutional, organic essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"

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constituent

noun 1. voter, elector, member of the electorate

noun 2. component, element, ingredient, part, unit, factor, principle

adjective 3. component, basic, essential, integral, elemental

Translations

constituent [kənˈstɪtjuənt] n (POL) → elector(a) m/f (= part); componente m

constituent [kənˈstɪtjuənt] n → électeur/trice (= part); élément constitutif, composant m

constituent [kənˈstɪtjuənt] constituency n (Pol) → Wähler(in) m(f);

(component) → Bestandteil m

constituent [kənˈstɪtjuənt] n → elettore/trice (= part); elemento componente

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constituent

n constituent [kənˈstitjuənt]

1 a necessary part Hydrogen is a constituent of water.bestanddeel, samestellende deelمُكَوِّن، مُقَوِّمсъставна частpodstatná část, základní složkabestanddelder Bestandteilαναγκαίο συστατικόcomponentekoostisosaتشکیل دهنده؛ بخش لازمaineosaélément constitutifמַרְכִּיבअवयव, संघटकsastavni dioalkotórészunsurhluti; efnisþátturelemento costituente構成要素구성 요소sudedamoji dalissastāvdaļaunsurbestanddeelnødvendig bestanddelskładnikconstituinte(ele­ment) componentсоставная частьzákladná zložkasestavinasastavni deobeståndsdelส่วนประกอบที่สำคัญbileşen, öge組分,要素складова частинаلازمى جزthành phần组分,要素

2 a voter from a particular member of parliament's constituency He deals with all his constituents' problems.kieserصاحِب حَق إشْتِراك في وَضع الدُّستورизбирателvoličvælgerder/die Wähler(in)ψηφοφόροςelectorvalijaرأی دهنده؛ موکلvalitsija, äänestäjäélecteur/-triceמְכּונֶנֶתमतदाताbirač, glasačválasztópolgárpemilihkjósandielettore, elettrice選挙区民유권자; 선거구 주민rinkėjasvēlētājspengundikiezervelgerwyborcaeleitoralegătorизбирательvolič, -kavolilecbiračväljareผู้มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งseçmen選民виборецьراۓ دهندهcử tri một khu vực bầu cử选民

adj

He broke it down into its constituent parts.onderdeelأجْزاء مُقَوِّمهсъставенzákladnídel-; element-; komponent-einen Teil bildendσυστατικόςconstitutivo, constituyentekoostis-تشکیل دهندهolennainenconstitutif; constituantמַרכִּיבअवयवsastavnialkotóunsurfrumefni/-þátturcostituente成分の구성하는sudedamasissastādošs; sastāv[]konstituensamenstellenden del som utgjør av et hele (bestanddel)składowyconstituintecomponent; constitutivсоставнойzákladnýsestavensastavnibestånds-เป็นส่วนประกอบoluşturan, bileştiren組成的складовийجزو تركيبىcấu 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; kiesersمَجْموع ناخِبينизбирателен районvoličstvo, voliči z jednoho volebního obvoduvalgkredsdie Wählerschaft, der Wahlkreisεκλογική περιφέρειαcircunscripción, distrito electoralvalijaskond, valimisringkondرای دهنده گان؛ حوزۀ انتخاباتیvalitsijakunta, vaalipiiricirconscriptionאֵזוֹר בְּחִירוֹתनिर्वाचन क्षेत्रizborni okrug, glasačiválasztókerületjumlah pemilihkjósendur; kjörkæmicollegio elettorale選挙区 (民)선거구(민); 투표자rinkimų apygarda, rinkėjaivēlētāji; vēlēšanu apgabalskawasan pengundiankiesdistrictvalgkretsokręg wyborczycírculo eleitoralcircumscripţie electoralăизбирательный округvoliči; volebnývolilno okrožjebirači izbornog okrugavalkretsผู้ที่มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งในเขตเลือกตั้งseçim bölgesi選舉區，全體選民виборчий округحلق‍ۂ انتخاب، حلق‍ۂ انتخاب ك‍ے باشندےkhu vực bầu cử选举区，全体选民