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constituent noun
Meaning : A member of a constituency. A citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes.
Example :
Needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected.
Meaning : Something determined in relation to something that includes it.
Example :
He wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself.
I read a portion of the manuscript.
The smaller component is hard to reach.
The animal constituent of plankton.
Synonyms : component, component part, part, portion
Meaning : (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction.
Synonyms : grammatical constituent
Meaning : An abstract part of something.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : component, element, factor, ingredient
constituent adjective
Meaning : Constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup).
Synonyms : constitutional, constitutive, organic
