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Constituent : adj : constitutional in the structure of something (especially
your physical makeup) [syn: constituent(a), constitutional,
constitutive(a), organic]
(noun)
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" [syn: component, element]
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: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a
larger grammatical construction [syn: grammatical
constituent]
4: 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" [syn: component, element,
factor, ingredient]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Constituent : \Con*stit"u*ent\, a. [L. constituens, -entis, p. pr.
See Constitute.]
1. Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental;
component.
Body, soul, and reason are the three parts
necessarily constituent of a man. --Dryden.
2. Having the power of electing or appointing.
A question of right arises between the constituent
and representative body. --Junius.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Constituent : \Con*stit"u*ent\, n.
1. The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or
constructs.
Their first composure and origination require a
higher and nobler constituent than chance. --Sir M.
Hale
2. That which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an
essential part; a component; an element.
We know how to bring these constituents together,
and to cause them to form water. --Tyndall.
3. One for whom another acts; especially, one who is
represented by another in a legislative assembly; --
correlative to representative.
The electors in the district of a representative in
Congress, or in the legislature of a State, are
termed his constituents. --Abbot.
To appeal from the representatives to the
constituents. --Macaulay.
4. (Law) A person who appoints another to act for him as
attorney in fact. --Burrill.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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CONSTITUENT. He who gives authority to another to act for him. 1 Bouv. Inst.
n. 893.
2. TheConstituent : is bound with whatever his attorney does by virtue
of his authority. The electors of a member of the legislature are his
constituents, to whom he is responsible for his legislative acts.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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