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English Dictionary: constituent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
constituent adj constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) Synonym(s): constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organic n 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" Synonym(s): component, constituent, element 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" something determined in relation to something that includes it; "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" Synonym(s): part, portion, component part, component, constituent (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction Synonym(s): constituent, grammatical constituent 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 speech" Synonym(s): component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Constituent \Constit"uent\, 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. --Dryden. 2. Having the power of electing or appointing. A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body. --Junius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Constituent \Constit"uent\, n. 1. The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs. Their first composure and origination require a higher and nobler constituent than chance. --Sir M. Hale 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. --Tyndall. 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. --Abbot. To appeal from the representatives to the constituents. --Macaulay. 4. (Law) A person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact. --Burrill.