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constituent

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con⋅stit⋅u⋅ent

  [kuhn-stich-oo-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. serving to compose or make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor.
2. having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power: a constituent assembly.
–noun
3. a constituent element, material, etc.; component.
4. a person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf, as a voter in a district represented by an elected official.
5. Grammar. an element considered as part of a construction.

Origin:
1615–25; < L constituent- (s. of constituēns, prp. of constituere to set up, found, constitute), equiv. to con- con- + -stitu- (comb. form of statuere to set up) + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
con⋅stit⋅u⋅ent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
3. See element.
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con·stit·u·ent   (kən-stĭch'ōō-ənt)   
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 cōnstituēns, cōnstituent-, present participle of cōnstituere, to set up; see constitute. N., from French, from Latin cōnstituēns, from present participle of cōnstituere.]
con·stit'u·ent·ly adv.
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Main Entry: 1con·stit·u·ent
Pronunciation: k&n-'sti-ch&-w&nt
Function: noun
1 : one who authorizes another to act as agent : PRINCIPAL
2 : a member of a constituency

Main Entry: 2constituent
Function: adjective
: having the power to create a government or to frame or amend a constitution constituent assembly>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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