Etymology

From Latin constituens, present participle of constituo ("I establish") < com- ("together") + statuo ("I set, place, establish"); see statute or statue, and cf. institute and restitute.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

constituent (not comparable)

1. being a part, or component of a whole
2. authorized to make a constitution

Related terms

• constitute
• constituency
• constitution
• constitutional
• constitutive

Noun

constituent (plural constituents)

1. a part, or component of a whole
2. a resident of a place represented by an elected official
3. (grammar) a functional element of a phrase or clause

External links

• constituent in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• constituent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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