Constituent Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of CONSTITUENT

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any one of the people who live and vote in an area

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a member of a constituency

• She's pledged to help her elderly constituents.
• Many senators have received calls from constituents who want them to vote in favor of the law.

2

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one of the parts that form something

• the chemical constituents of the liquid

Britannica Dictionary definition of CONSTITUENT

always used before a noun

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forming part of a whole

• The company can be separated into several constituent parts/elements.