constituents

[Con*stit·u*ent]

Constituent means part of a whole, as in "we'll break this down into its constituent parts." The word comes up often in political contexts: constituents are the people politicians have been elected to represent.

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Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.

Noun
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"

Noun
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 s

Noun
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction

Noun
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"


a.
Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.

a.
Having the power of electing or appointing.

n.
The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.

n.
That which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an essential part; a component; an element.

n.
One for whom another acts; especially, one who is represented by another in a legislative assembly; -- correlative to representative.

n.
A person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact.


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.
2. Having the power of electing or appointing.
A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body.

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.
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.
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.
To appeal from the representatives to the constituents.
4. (Law) A person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact. Burrill.

Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.

The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.

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Heart and head are the constituent parts of character temperament has almost nothing to do with it, and, therefore, character is dependent upon education, and is susceptible of being corrected and improved.

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