constituent

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: componentelementpartportioncomponent partgrammatical constituentfactoringredientconstituent(a)constitutionalconstitutive(a)organic

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. 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”Synonyms: componentelement
  2. 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”
  3. 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”Synonyms: partportioncomponent partcomponent
  4. (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical constructionSynonyms: grammatical constituent
  5. 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”Synonyms: componentelementfactoringredient

Adjective (1)

  1. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)Synonyms: constituent(a)constitutionalconstitutive(a)organic
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Constituent \Con*stit"u*ent\ (k[o^]n*st[i^]t"[-u]*[-e]nt), a. [L. constituens, -entis, p. pr. See Constitute.]

1.Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component. [1913 Webster]

Body, soul, and reason are the three parts necessarily constituent of a man.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

2.Having the power of electing or appointing. [1913 Webster]

A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body.— Junius.[1913 Webster]
Constituent \Con*stit"u*ent\, n.

1.The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs. [1913 Webster]

Their first composure and origination require a higher and nobler constituent than chance.— Sir M. Hale[1913 Webster]

2.That which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an essential part; a component; an element. [1913 Webster]

We know how to bring these constituents together, and to cause them to form water.— Tyndall.[1913 Webster]

3.One for whom another acts; especially, one who is represented by another in a legislative assembly; -- correlative to representative. [1913 Webster]

The electors in the district of a representative in Congress, or in the legislature of a State, are termed his constituents.— Abbot.[1913 Webster]
To appeal from the representatives to the constituents.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

4.(Law) A person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]

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