constituent

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Being a part or component of a whole.
2. (not-comparable) Constitutive or constituting.
3. (not-comparable) Constitutive or constituting.

Noun

1. A part, or component of a whole
2. A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs
3. A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
4. A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause.
5. One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact
6. A functional element of a phrase or clause

Synonyms

component

element

ingredient

part

voter

elector

portion

factor

component part

constitutive

constitutional

organic

piece

composing

grammatical constituent

instalment

integral

integrant

limb

lot

member

movement

multiple

parcel

passage

principal

product

reactant

recommendatory

section

segment

share

substance

syntactic

testimonial

tome

unit

volume

way

elementary substance

franchise-holder

intergrant

structural element

group component

accessory

bit

building block

combined

commendatory

composite

Translations

constituant

Bestandteil

componente

composant

élément

elemento

componente

componente

constituyente

elector

costituente

constituinte

bestanddeel

constituent

εκλογέας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈstɪtjuənt/

Etymology

From Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“I establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuo (“I set, place, establish”); see statute or statue, and compare institute and restitute.

Sentences

There is also an outdoor swimming pool in the constituent community of Rottenberg.