constituent
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constituent
- /kənˈstɪtjuənt/
- /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuənt/
Where it comes from
From Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“to establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuō (“to set, place, establish”).
adjective
- Being a part or component of a whole. Body, soul, and reason are the three parts necessarily constituent of a man.
- Constitutive or constituting. The skeleton varies in the proportions, and even to a certain extent in the connexions, of its constituent bones.
- Authorized to make a constitution. the Constituent Assembly
noun constituents
- A part, or component of a whole. We know how to bring these constituents together, and to cause them to form water.
- A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs. whose first composure and origination requires a higher and nobler Constituent than either Chance or the ordinary method of meer Natural causes.
- A resident of an area represented by an elected official, in relation to that official or political office. The candidate himself, the son and heir of a peer, feels that he is truly of the same flesh and blood as his constituents; how amiably he smiles!—how bland are his manners!—and with what cordiality does he shake hands with the greasiest and the worst!
- One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact.
- A functional element of a phrase or clause. Thus, the postulation of a Noun Phrase constituent is justified on morphological grounds, since it is not obvious how we could describe the grammar of the genitive s inflection in English without saying that it's a Noun Phrase inflection.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: component, fractional, factor, constitutive, constitutional, essential, ingredient, organic, element, grammatical constituent, integral, merged, forming, formation, composition, form
Translations
Every language
adj being a part, or component of a whole
| 中文 | 成分 chéngfèn |
|---|---|
| Português | constituinte |
| Français | constituant |
| Deutsch | ausmachend, fest, Bestand- |
| Italiano | costituente |
adj authorized to make a constitution
| Español | constituyente |
|---|---|
| Português | constituinte |
| Français | constituant |
| Deutsch | verfassunggebend, satzungsgebend, konstituierend |
| Italiano | costituente |
noun part, or component of a whole
| Español | constituyente |
|---|---|
| Português | constituinte |
| Français | composant |
| Deutsch | Bestandteil, formbildender Bestandteil |
| Italiano | elemento, costitutivo |
| Română | constituent, component |
| Русский | соста́вная часть sostávnaja častʹ |
| العربية | مُكَوِّن mukawwin |
| עברית | מרכיב markiv |
noun resident of a place represented by an elected official
| Español | elector, votante |
|---|---|
| Français | électeur, administré, commettant |
| Deutsch | Wahlkreisbewohner, Wahlkreisbewohnerin |
| Italiano | elettore |
| Русский | избира́тель izbirátelʹ |
noun functional element of a phrase or clause
| Español | constituyente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 構成素 |
| Kiswahili | kiambajengo |
| Português | constituinte |
| Français | constituant |
| Deutsch | Konstituente, Bestandteil, sprachliche Einheit, Satzglied |
| Italiano | elemento |
| Русский | составля́ющая sostavljájuščaja |
Talk about this word "constituent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/constituent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. constituent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/constituent "constituent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/constituent.Cite this
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title = {constituent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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