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constituent

Pronunciation: /kənˈstɪtjʊənt/

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Definition of constituent

adjective

[attributive]

1being a part of a whole:the constituent minerals of the rock

2being a voting member of an organization and having the power to appoint or elect:the constituent body has a right of veto
able to make or change a political constitution:a constituent assembly

noun

1a member of an area which elects a representative to a legislative body: the MP is playing on his constituents' sense of regional identity to win votes

2a component part of something:the essential constituents of the human diet

Origin:

late 15th century (as a noun denoting a person who appoints another as agent): from Latin constituent- (partly via French constituant) 'establishing, appointing', from the verb constituere (see constitute)

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