English Explanatory Dictionary

constituent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being a part or component of a whole.
  2. Constitutive or constituting.
  3. Authorized to make a constitution.
noun
  1. A part, or component of a whole.
  2. A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
  3. A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
  4. A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause.
  5. One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact
  6. A functional element of a phrase or clause.

Pronunciation

/kənˈstɪtjuənt/ /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuənt/ en-uk-constituent.ogg en-us-constituent.ogg

Word forms

constituent constituents

Etymology

From Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“to establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuō (“to set, place, establish”).

Related words

constituency constitute constitution constitutional constitutive substituent substitute

Derived words

biconstituent bioconstituent constituently macroconstituent microconstituent multiconstituent nonconstituent phytoconstituent subconstituent constituent assembly constituent country core constituent non-constituent
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